Australia Alleged Brisbane sex slave ring operator Matthew Markcrow charged with 13 new offences
Alleged slave's hospital bed interviews
The hospital bed interviews of a Tamil woman allegedly held as a slave for eight years by a Melbourne couple are being played in their Supreme Court trial.The woman said in a video interview that she came to Australia in 2007 as part of an agreement made between her son-in-law in India and a Mount Waverley couple who wanted help to look after their children.
The hospital bed interviews of a Tamil woman allegedly held as a slave for eight years by a Melbourne couple are being played in their Supreme Court trial.The woman said in a video interview that she came to Australia in 2007 as part of an agreement made between her son-in-law in India and a Mount Waverley couple who wanted help to look after their children. Thirteen fresh charges have been laid against a Brisbane man accused of keeping women as sex slaves after five more women came forward. Matthew Markcrow , 35, his girlfriend Crystal Sawyer, 23, and another 23-year-old woman were charged in early February after police carried out search warrants across a number of Brisbane properties, where they discovered evidence they say supported “ sexual servitude and organised prostitution.” Markcrow was originally charged with ten offences , and his girlfriend with two.
Matthew James Markcrow has been charged with 10 offences . Picture: FacebookSource:Supplied. A man who allegedly kept multiple women as sex slaves in Queensland shared photos on social media of tattoos which branded them as his property. His partner, Ms Sawyer, 23, has been charged with two counts of contravening an order about electronic information and one count of conducting unlawful prostitution. Police allege a number of women, aged between 17 and 24, were given stupefying drugs, branded with tattoos and subjected to sexual servitude.
© Provided by ABC News Matthew James Markcrow is accused of drugging women and keeping them as sex slaves. (Facebook) Police have laid fresh charges against a man accused of operating a sexual slavery ring in Brisbane.
Matthew James Markcrow, 35, was remanded in custody earlier this month after police raided two properties in South Brisbane and Mount Gravatt East.
Detectives allege he drugged and held women as young as 17 for prostitution, in what police described as "horrendous" example of modern-day slavery.
He is also accused of tattooing the women as his property and controlling their living, financial and work conditions.
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Sex slave ring Brisbane : Queensland police uncover an alleged prostitution ring in Brisbane and have charged Matthew Markcrow and Crystal Marie Sawyer. They also located secret recordings of male 'clients' engaged in sexual acts with the victims. Matthew Markcrow is accused of operating a sex slave ring in Brisbane . Image: Facebook. The 35-year-old male has been charged with 10 offences , including conducting a business involving servitude, conducting unlawful prostitution, possessing drugs and tainted property, and breaching privacy.
Nine alleged victims have now come forward to police after a public appeal.
Mr Markcrow has been charged with 13 new offences, including six counts of conducting business involving servitude, four counts of supplying dangerous drugs, and one count of grievous bodily harm.
He is due to reappear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday on a total of 23 charges.
Crystal Sawyer and Hannah Stead, both aged 23, were also charged earlier this month as part of the investigation.
Detectives are urging anyone else with information to come forward.
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Thirteen fresh charges have been laid against a Brisbane man accused of keeping women as sex slaves after five more women came forward. Matthew Markcrow , 35, his girlfriend Crystal Sawyer, 23, and another 23-year-old woman were charged in early February after police carried out search warrants across a number of Brisbane properties, where they discovered evidence they say supported “ sexual servitude and organised prostitution.” Markcrow was originally charged with ten offences , and his girlfriend with two. www.news.com.au
Mark James Markcrow , Crystal Marie Sawyer charged with keepingMatthew James Markcrow has been charged with 10 offences . Picture: FacebookSource:Supplied. A man who allegedly kept multiple women as sex slaves in Queensland shared photos on social media of tattoos which branded them as his property. His partner, Ms Sawyer, 23, has been charged with two counts of contravening an order about electronic information and one count of conducting unlawful prostitution. Police allege a number of women, aged between 17 and 24, were given stupefying drugs, branded with tattoos and subjected to sexual servitude. www.news.com.au
Everything We Know About The Alleged Sex Slave Ring Operating InMatthew James Markcrow , 35, and Crystal Marie Sawyer, 23, appeared in Brisbane magistrates court on February 5 following a four-month investigation into the alleged prostitution ring . Markcrow faces 10 charges , including conducting a business involving servitude, conducting unlawful prostitution, possessing drugs and tainted property, and breaching privacy. There were also allegedly drugs and secret recordings of sex acts found on the property, plus other evidence which police allege relates to the sexual servitude and organised prostitution offences . www.marieclaire.com.au
Police uncover alleged sex slave ring in Brisbane .Sex slave ring Brisbane : Queensland police uncover an alleged prostitution ring in Brisbane and have charged Matthew Markcrow and Crystal Marie Sawyer. They also located secret recordings of male 'clients' engaged in sexual acts with the victims. Matthew Markcrow is accused of operating a sex slave ring in Brisbane . Image: Facebook. The 35-year-old male has been charged with 10 offences , including conducting a business involving servitude, conducting unlawful prostitution, possessing drugs and tainted property, and breaching privacy.
Man arrested after 'drugging and tattooing four ' sex slaves ' with hisMatthew James Markcrow has been charged with multiple offencesCredit: Facebook. Following a four-month police investigation into the alleged prostitution ring , Markcrow and Sawyer appeared in Brisbane magistrates court on Friday. Markcrow faces 10 charges , including conducting a business involving servitude, conducting unlawful prostitution, possessing drugs and tainted property, and breaching privacy.
Matthew Markcrow Named As Accused In Sex Ring CasePolice have named Matthew Markcrow and Crystal Marie Sawyer as the couple accused of running a sexual slavery ring in Brisbane . Officers say the women are now safe, and have encouraged any other victims to come forward. The pair, who were arrested on Thursday, appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday, after a four month investigation into the alleged sex slave ring . Markcrow remains behind bars, while his co-accused, Sawyer, has been released on bail.
Third person charged with alleged involvement in - NZ HeraldAnother woman has been charged over involvement in Queensland sex - slave ring . A Queensland woman has been charged in relation to in an alleged sexual slavery ring She is the third person to be charged in the case, following the arrest of Matthew James Markcrow and Crystal Marie Sawyer
Man accused of drugging women and tattooing with | Daily Mail OnlineAlleged pimp accused of drugging ' sex slaves ' he forced into prostitution along with his female co-accused tattooed their bodies to mark them as his 'property'. Matthew James Markcrow , 35, was arrested on Thursday on multiple charges . Co-accused Crystal Sawyer, 23, also arrested in police raids in south Brisbane . Markcrow is alleged to have tattooed the women with the phrase 'property of Matt '. He is charged with conducting a business involving servitude, making recordings in breach of privacy, and conducting a business of unlawful prostitution.
