Coss Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 link Mary Jones was severely beaten when she tried to escape. A New Zealand woman has told how she was kidnapped, beaten and forced into prostitution after being duped by a Facebook invitation to join a martial arts school. Mary Elizabeth Jones, 39, was held captive in a tiny, filthy room for five and a half months and forced to have sex with up to nine men a day, after being kidnapped in the Philippines. The martial arts enthusiast's ordeal began when she answered a message from a top martial arts group, inviting her to a month's intense training in the country in October. "They were meant to be world class and I thought this was a chance for me to learn from the best," said Ms Jones. But after being picked up from Iloilo City's airport by the purported leader of the group, Ms Jones was robbed of her belongings and thrown into the bug-infested room. She was visited by up to nine men a day and forced to have sex with them. Each paid 5000 pesos ($140). "I felt utterly disgusted, and I was treated like a piece of meat," she said. "It was meant to be a trip of a lifetime but it has destroyed my whole life instead." Ms Jones said her attempts to escape and fight back resulted in severe beatings, which caused her to lose several teeth. And after months of torment and starvation, which left her too weak to stand, she was dragged from the room and dumped on the streets of Manila. "I hate myself immensely and feel so dirty. I wish I could have just died in the Philippines rather than go on living like this," said Ms Jones, who is now recovering at a boarding house in Mangere. Five months after being rescued, she wants to share her story to serve as a warning for others who "may be tempted" by similar invitations. Ms Jones said the room where she was kept was full of bugs and insects and the food - which came once every two days - often contained "creepy crawlies". "It was so bad, I doubt even dogs would have eaten it," she said. "Even now, I still wake up shivering and can still smell the stench of the enclosed room I was kept in ..." In the five months, she lost around 30kg, dropping from 90kg. "I don't know whether it was because I grew too weak to continue servicing the men or they had found a replacement, but they just came, dragged me away, and I was dumped on the streets in the city," she said. Ms Jones was taken in by a women's refuge centre and stayed at the Haven National Centre for Women before receiving help from the US Embassy to return to New Zealand. The embassy confirmed that it had helped Ms Jones in the Philippines. Immigration New Zealand's general manager (fraud and compliance), Peter Elms said Ms Jones was holding a British passport and the department helped with her re-entry into the country. Ms Jones was born in the UK but moved to Auckland as a child and attended Avondale Intermediate and Avondale College. She moved to the United States and worked in business management and computer technology in Alaska before her trip to the Philippines. "Our role was to endorse her status as a New Zealand citizen in her British passport which entitles her to remain here indefinitely," Mr Elms said. The latest Trafficking in Persons Report by the US Department of State lists the Philippines as a source country for human trafficking and a destination and transit destination for men, women and children who are subjected to sex trafficking and forced labour. "Hundreds of victims are subjected to forced prostitution each day in well-known and highly visible business establishments that cater to both domestic and foreign demand for commercial sex acts," the report said. "Child sex tourism remained a serious problem ... with sex tourists coming from Northeast Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and New Zealand to engage in the commercial sexual exploitation of children." Philippines consul-general Emilie Shi said the sex trafficking problem in her country involved mainly "domestic people", and cases involving foreign nationals were "extremely rare". "As with any society, there will always be a few scumbags who run illegal rings and try to make a profit at the expense of other human beings," Ms Shi said. "To be safe, it is advisable to check with the embassy here before going there for holiday or for business, if there are any doubts at all." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted September 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 5,000 pesos, seems rather a high price, perhaps someone with her self esteem attracts the big $ " I call bullshit on this. Who'd kidnap a 90Kg unattractive fatty for the purposes of sex and then return her to Manila 500 - 600 k away when done? I think she went local and then lost the plot. Perhaps the various derelicts we see in Bangkok and Pattaya could seek help at "a women's refuge centre" and stay "at the Haven National Centre for Women" before receiving "help from the US Embassy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 I've been to Iloilo, I'm surprised they could find nine men who had 5000 pesos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Hi, Would tend to agree. I would imagine that the kind of places that keep the women in such conditions as you described could never get away with such prices. Also, isn't it sad that 'child sex tourism' needs to be brought up in an article that has obviously nothing to do with either children or sex tourism? Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Jeez ... I don't weigh 90 kilos and I'm overweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Mind you, I believe some men do find women of this size attractive... I just doubt that there would be nine a day with 5000P to spare in Iloilo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 I suspect she'd be 'severely beaten' if she didn't try to leave an Oz brothel. Unless this woman has assets that aren't on display in that photo, who would pay for the privilege ? Dont get me wrong - I've been known to admire the odd, ahem, fuller-figured lass, but there are limits and this isn't Josephine James ..... I wouldnt wish an ordeal like that on anyone, but the story pushes the bounds of credibility. Saw a doco on prostitution in Germany the other night, and one woman claimed to have been turning tricks since the 1970s. When I picked my jaw up off the floor, she went on to say that she still enjoyed sex : they didn't interview any of her clients, but they must be some serious fans of ancient pussy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Jeez ... I don't weigh 90 kilos and I'm overweight. That's what happens when you are 4'9" tall, right ? Flash, I know you were in the Green Machine, but I reckon you must have lied about your height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Actually, I was 6' 5" before I went airborne, but all those jumps take a toll on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Del Boy Trying To Impress Triggers Niece Lisa Rodney: I used to be in the army! Well, cadets! Del: I used to be a paratrooper! Lisa: Really? Del: Didn't I Rodney?? Rodney: Well you've made a few drops in your time Del. Lisa: I don't know how you could do it. Del: There's nothing to it. No, I used to free-fall from 20,000 foot. Lisa: No! Del: Yeah, I didn't used to open my chute 'til I saw the tops of the trees. Lisa: Oh God! Del: At night. Rodney: You also had your feet tied together and a hand over one eye, didn't you!! Del: One night my chute didn't open at all! Lisa: What happened? Del: Eh? Oh, er, I had a bad landing! But fortunately they teach you to fall properly! It was alright. Lisa: You know it's funny but I've always imagined paratroopers to be...well, taller! Rodney: Yeah well, he used to be six foot one but, like he said, he had a bad landing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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