Russian police break up sex-trafficking ring

Six Moldovan women were freed Monday from sexual slavery and one man was arrested after Russian police said they broke up a sex-trafficking ring. Police arrested a 45-year-old Moldovan man for his involvement in the operation, RIA Novosti reported. "After arriving in the Russian Federation, the group put [the women] in flats or houses in the Moscow region, took their documents and, with threats or beatings, forced them to work as prostitutes," a statement from Russian police said. Police said the women were recruited in Moldova and promised jobs in cafes and bars in Russia.