Sydney brothel operators charged with luring sex slaves from South Korea

Police have rescued 10 South Korean women who were forced to work in a Sydney brothel as part of a sex slavery syndicate, officials said Friday.

Four Australian men and women as well as a South Korean woman were arrested in Sydney early Friday and charged with multiple offenses relating to a sex trafficking business that was making 3 million Australian dollars (US$2.8 million; euro1.8 million) a year, Australian Federal Police and the Immigration Department said in a joint statement.

The victims, rescued by police Thursday, were receiving counseling and government support, Immigration official Lyn O'Connell said.

A decision has yet to be made …