Posters focus on sex exploitation

The posters will be displayed for a month

A government poster campaign to raise awareness of the exploitation of women forced into prostitution has started in Nottingham and Westminster.

The government scheme is targeting men who use prostitutes.

The campaign is part of the government's six-month review into tackling the demand for prostitution.

The posters will be displayed in men's toilets in pubs and clubs for the next month, Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker said.

'Think twice'

The poster tells men that sleeping with a woman forced to work in the sex industry makes them a rapist.

It shows a brothel entrance with the caption: "Walk in a punter. Walk out a rapist."

It also urges men who discover a woman they believe may have been trafficked: "If you're man enough, call Crimestoppers."

The campaign also includes online advertising and advice on the UK Human Trafficking Centre's website.

Mr Coaker said: "Trafficking is a vile and evil trade and sex buyers must be made to think twice about the consequences of their actions."

He said the campaign would help "draw attention to the plight these women face and make men think again about what they are doing".