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Sex trafficking by refugees in the UK

286 replies

justasking111 · 22/05/2026 13:48

7 afghans charged with human trafficking. Most from Norfolk, one from Scotland an eighth the CPS will have to extricate from Ireland. They're accused of trafficking young teens.

They're uk refugees officially.

Aibu to say charge, if found guilty ship them back to Afghanistan?

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Blundl · 22/05/2026 16:40

Summerhillsquare · 22/05/2026 16:19

Oh we all know what the OP is doing don't worry.

What are you doing?

AlpineFried · 22/05/2026 16:42

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TheignT · 22/05/2026 16:43

Motomum23 · 22/05/2026 14:32

Lets face it our prisons are not a hard time.

Don't know as I've never been in prison.

IdaGlossop · 22/05/2026 16:44

SadTimesInFife · 22/05/2026 14:34

Deport them. In a leaky boat.

Spneaking in a return to the death penalty there. I don't want to be a citizen in a state that sanctions murder.

inamarina · 22/05/2026 16:45

Yetanotherone12 · 22/05/2026 16:17

Are we banning us citizens from coming here as well?

because child marriage is not uncommon in the USA, and there are states which have no minimum age for marriage.

Are you really comparing the US to Afghanistan?

OneStarAwake · 22/05/2026 16:51

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Pp is posting facts.

Marmalademorning · 22/05/2026 16:51

Shessweetbutapsycho · 22/05/2026 14:30

The majority of perpetrators of sexual violence against women and girls are white British men, perhaps you should turn your attention there if you care for the young girls here

That’s because we are a white majority country. You do understand that don’t you?

Yetanotherone12 · 22/05/2026 16:55

inamarina · 22/05/2026 16:45

Are you really comparing the US to Afghanistan?

Yes. If we are not “allowing in” people from Afghanistan because of their countries legal marriage age as per the post I quoted, then that should apply to citizens of any other country who also allow child marriage.

IMustDoMoreExercise · 22/05/2026 16:55

randomchap · 22/05/2026 14:05

Wouldn't it be better to jail them here rather than send them back to Afghanistan where they will be able to abuse more women? Or do Afghan women mean nothing to you?

Well, I would rather they were hanged, but that isn't going to happen.

SweetSummerHerbs · 22/05/2026 16:57

Marmalademorning · 22/05/2026 16:51

That’s because we are a white majority country. You do understand that don’t you?

I really think that they don't.

They will have heard some eejit spouting this, probably someone they admire, and think that if they repeat it, not only will it make them look intelligent but also act as a Gotcha moment.

That is why the education system is being turned to shite, so that people like that poster can be easily manipulated.

Too numb to know they are numb, alas. More to be pitied than laughed at, poor thing.

Fasthearty · 22/05/2026 16:58

Yetanotherone12 · 22/05/2026 16:55

Yes. If we are not “allowing in” people from Afghanistan because of their countries legal marriage age as per the post I quoted, then that should apply to citizens of any other country who also allow child marriage.

I was talking about the mentality of the men, if you read it again. They think they’re entitled to sex with young girls. Did you read the other thread about fathers in Afghanistan selling their girls to pay for medical bills?

you can’t compare them

Jellox · 22/05/2026 17:13

ObligateAerobe · 22/05/2026 16:33

As others have said, that is already what happens. People committing crimes on foreign soil serve their sentences in the country where the law was broken. They are then deported to their home country on release. It cuts both ways, with British Nationals who commit crime abroad. It's pretty standard international practice.

There is something called the early removal scheme and other schemes where foreign people held in British prisons are released early to be deported to their home countries.

Fasthearty · 22/05/2026 17:15

Yetanotherone12 · 22/05/2026 16:55

Yes. If we are not “allowing in” people from Afghanistan because of their countries legal marriage age as per the post I quoted, then that should apply to citizens of any other country who also allow child marriage.

Also, please can you post a link showing which states allow marriage under 18? I couldn’t find anything when I searched

Jellox · 22/05/2026 17:17

Fasthearty · 22/05/2026 16:39

So why are they not stopping at the safe countries first? What is so attractive about Britain ? The girls and the benefits and the fact the can roam wherever the fuck they like with no knowledge of criminal records. Pretending they’re 15 when they’re about 37!

these soft idiots weeping for these horrible men are letting this country down

Other countries have loads of immigrants.

That was part of the argument around Brexit, as we were taking a lot less refugees in and other countries were complaining.

Those who were anti EU were using this as part of their reasoning saying that if we remained in the EU we’ll keep getting pressure to take more immigrants in.

Where are you getting your information from?

Yetanotherone12 · 22/05/2026 17:20

Fasthearty · 22/05/2026 17:15

Also, please can you post a link showing which states allow marriage under 18? I couldn’t find anything when I searched

It’s not hard to find:

https://equalitynow.org/what-we-do/womens-rights-around-the-world/womens-rights-in-north-america/child_marriage_us/

Thirty-four U.S. states still allow marriage under the age of 18, typically with parental or judicial consent.

The strictest laws vary by jurisdiction, but in states where it is still permitted, it almost always requires a judicial waiver or parental consent. Only 16 states have outright banned marriage for anyone under 18 with absolutely no exceptions:
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.

In the remaining 34 states, laws vary drastically. For instance, California, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Oklahoma have no statutory minimum age whatsoever and rely on judicial/parental discretion.

Child Marriage in the United States

Child marriage is currently legal in 34 states, and 4 U.S. states do not require any minimum age for marriage, with a parental or judicial waiver.* Nearly 300,000 children were married in the U.S. between 2000 and 2018.

https://equalitynow.org/what-we-do/womens-rights-around-the-world/womens-rights-in-north-america/child_marriage_us/

Jellox · 22/05/2026 17:21

Fasthearty · 22/05/2026 17:15

Also, please can you post a link showing which states allow marriage under 18? I couldn’t find anything when I searched

Most states allow under 18s to get married.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 22/05/2026 17:22

InOverMyHead84 · 22/05/2026 15:57

You claim asylum/refuge here and take advantage of our hospitality by breaking our laws, you should forfeit that right to stay.

This. But probably hard to enforce legally. We are too nice here.

Yetanotherone12 · 22/05/2026 17:22

Fasthearty · 22/05/2026 17:15

Also, please can you post a link showing which states allow marriage under 18? I couldn’t find anything when I searched

I draw your attention to the states which have no legal minimum age for marriage.

it’s also a way around statutory rape. Marry your child rape victim and it is no longer rape.

Fasthearty · 22/05/2026 17:24

Ah so with parental consent. Do you think they’re allowing 11 year olds to get married? Is the culture the same? What are the statistics? How many 11 year olds are being allowed to marry men?

Jellox · 22/05/2026 17:28

Fasthearty · 22/05/2026 16:58

I was talking about the mentality of the men, if you read it again. They think they’re entitled to sex with young girls. Did you read the other thread about fathers in Afghanistan selling their girls to pay for medical bills?

you can’t compare them

This country has traded girls for centuries.

The royal family was very well known for arranged marriages, where girls were forced to marry men for wealth or to keep the peace.

You don’t think many men in every country has the mentality that women and girls are objects that they’re entitled to have sex with?

Look at the recent news of the Beastie house or the 3 teenage boys who gang raped 2 girls on separate occasions and planned to rape more - none of them were from these countries that you fear so much.

I wish it was as simple as just banning men from a certain country and having no more rapes but men are everywhere and we’re no more at risk from them than we are from someone born here.
(In fact girls are more at risk from a family member or close friend anyway).

Jellox · 22/05/2026 17:30

Fasthearty · 22/05/2026 17:24

Ah so with parental consent. Do you think they’re allowing 11 year olds to get married? Is the culture the same? What are the statistics? How many 11 year olds are being allowed to marry men?

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/child-marriage-bride-survivor-florida-law-sherry/

Yes they are.

I Was Married Aged 11 in Florida. Now I Shine a Light on Child Marriage in the US.

After giving birth at 11, Sherry Johnson was forced to marry her rapist to cover up her own rape.

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/child-marriage-bride-survivor-florida-law-sherry/

Fasthearty · 22/05/2026 17:31

Pleased to see the US recognises child marriage as a harmful practice and want to outlaw it.

how do you think they view it in Afghanistan?

Sex trafficking by refugees in the UK
Yetanotherone12 · 22/05/2026 17:35

Fasthearty · 22/05/2026 17:31

Pleased to see the US recognises child marriage as a harmful practice and want to outlaw it.

how do you think they view it in Afghanistan?

How do you think Trump views it?

Fasthearty · 22/05/2026 17:37

So that’s 1 case you have found? How many more, what are the statistics for girls as young as 11?

it is common practice for lots of 11-16 year olds to get married in America?

and how does this compare with the figures for Afghanistan ?

Fasthearty · 22/05/2026 17:39

Yetanotherone12 · 22/05/2026 17:35

How do you think Trump views it?

What does that matter? How do the majority of normal thinking people view it? I think most would argue that it is very wrong

why are you so keen on defending child marriage? Are you sick too?