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Solicitor's strike sinks organised prostitution sentencing

Summary

Ongoing industrial action by solicitors affected criminal hearings, including a case involving alleged organised prostitution by Brazilian nationals across the capital. Brazilian woman Bruna Da Silveira was listed for sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on a charge of participating or facilitating the activities of a criminal organisation. Defending counsel informed Judge Orla Crowe that his instructing solicitor would not be attending, "in solidarity with all other solicitors". The case was adjourned to Friday for a sentence hearing. Da Silveira pleaded guilty to participating or contributing to the activities of a criminal organisation. The court heard that the defendants were linked to the recruitment in Brazil of vulnerable young women who were coerced into sex work here. The allegations related to ten brothels and the defendants were considered flight risks with no ties to this jurisdiction.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Solicitor's strike sinks organised prostitution sentencing. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• July 13 Adjournment
• July 10, 2024 Adjournment
• September 9, 2025 Adjournment
• 2026-07-29 Publication

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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