Offenses related to prostitution: procuring, using a prostitute and sex tourism
Verified 20 August 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister), Ministry of Justice
What is at risk in the event of pimping or using a prostitute? These acts constitute infringements which are subject to criminal sanctions. The applicable rules and penalties differ depending on the circumstances of the case (offense committed abroad, on the Internet, etc.) and the age of the prostitute. There are mechanisms to get out of prostitution and protect the prostitute. We present you the information to know.
Major prostitute
The adult person who prostitutes himself can't be punished by law.
On the other hand, clients of prostitutes and pimps may be punished. The same applies to the manager of a place where people are prostituted.
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Customer
In France, a person who resorts to prostitution may be punished. Whether the facts were committed abroad by a person of French nationality or habitually living in France, we are talking about sex tourism. In some cases, sex tourism is condemned.
Use of prostitution in France
A person can be punished in one of the following 3 situations:
- It solicits sexual relations from a prostitute in return for a remuneration, a promise of remuneration, a benefit in kind (for example, a dwelling) or the promise of such a benefit
- It accepts sexual relations from a prostitute in return for remuneration, a promise of remuneration, a benefit in kind or the promise of such a benefit
- She obtains sexual relations with a prostitute in return for remuneration, a promise of remuneration, a benefit in kind or the promise of such a benefit.
Sex tourism
A person of French nationality or habitually resident in France can be punished when she solicits, accepts or obtains sexual relations abroad, from a prostitute who is vulnerable due to illness, disability or pregnancy.
Pimp
Pimping is the act of profiting from or promoting another person's prostitution.
A pimp is one who commits one of the following acts:
- Assist, assist or protect a person's prostitution, even without profiting from it
- Taking advantage of another person's prostitution
- Hiring or pressuring a person to engage in or continue to engage in prostitution
- Acting as an intermediary between a prostitute and his clients
- Helping an individual to give a legal appearance to the resources he derives from another person's prostitution
- Living with a prostitute without being able to justify resources that allow his lifestyle
- Prevent prevention, control, assistance, or rehabilitation, company by agencies trained to assist prostitutes.
Tenant of a place of prostitution
The law punishes a pimp or any other person for doing any of the following:
- Hold, manage, operate or finance an establishment that ordinarily tolerates one or more persons engaging in prostitution within or seeking clients for prostitution within the establishment
- Sell, rent or own vehicles of any kind knowing that they will be used for prostitution.
A case of cyberpimping (Internet pimping) can be reported to law enforcement and the host of the site on which the illegal content was published.
How to report cyber-pimping to law enforcement?
Victims and witnesses of Internet pimping can report these incidents to law enforcement.
Reporting is done through the PHAROS platform:
Report illegal internet content (internet-report: Pharos)
FYI
The purpose of this device is to report illegal content published on the internet. Content specific to pimping is considered to be publications that advocate trafficking in human beings.
If PHAROS teams believe that the content is illegal, the report is forwarded to the competent authorities (example: investigation services of the National Police or the National Gendarmerie). An investigation may be conducted under the authority of the public prosecutor.
In addition, the police and gendarmes may contact the host of the site or platform concerned and ask him to remove the illegal content.
How to report cyberpimping to the host of a website?
The hosting providers must offer internet users mechanisms to report content published on a site or a website. online platformwhen they consider it to be illicit.
These mechanisms must be easily accessible to anyone who wishes to report illegal data. It must be able to issue an alert by electronic means.
Social networks (Twitter, Facebook,Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, etc.) have developed reporting systems that allow for accurate explanation of the situation and reporting of illegal content.
In the case of independent websites (e.g. the website of a company), the person who wishes to make a report must search for the host's contact details (e.g. email address).
FYI
In general, the contact details of the host can be found in the legal notice of the website.
The alert shall contain the following information:
- Description of the content illicit
- Content localization (for example, URL address)
- Contact details of the notifier (surname, first name, email address, etc.)
- Declaration of good faith.
FYI
It is not mandatory to have tried to contact the offender to report illegal content to the internet host. The victim or witness may directly report the facts to the host.
If a person reports content as illegal, knowing that it is not, he or she faces a sentence of one year in prison and €15,000 of fine.
The person who wants to get out of prostitution can turn to 2 types of organization:
- A commission departmental combating prostitution, procuring and trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation
- An association approved support for victims or the fight against prostitution and pimping.
Departmental Commission
The departmental commission to combat prostitution, pimping and trafficking in human beings must provide assistance to the person who wishes to leave prostitution, in particular by providing him with a place in a accommodation and social reintegration center.
In addition, it must offer the prostitute a path out of prostitution.
FYI
This route is open to any prostitute, whether or not he has a valid residence permit.
The exit path from prostitution is defined according to the health, professional and social needs of the person who is prostituting.
In particular, it may benefit from:
- Accommodation (social housing, home care, etc.)
- A provisional residence permit for an initial period of 6 months
- Financial assistance for social and professional integration (if requested).
To obtain financial assistance for social and professional integration (AFIS), the following conditions must be met:
- Be of age
- Be engaged in the journey out of prostitution
- Be French, a national of a State of l', of l', be a Swiss citizen or hold a valid residence permit
- Do not receive or have applied for the Active Solidarity Income (RSA), Asylum Seeker's Allowance (Ada) or Temporary Waiting Allowance (Ata)
- Proof of monthly income below the amount of RSA for a single person.
To apply for this assistance, the prostitute must fill out a form:
Application for financial assistance for social and professional integration (Afis)
The application must be accompanied by the following documents:
- Copy of valid identity document or residence permit
- Copy of the decision of the prefect authorizing the engagement in a path out of prostitution
- One bank identity statement (if the person does not have one, he can provide a certificate of election of domicile with the association that follows him)
- The identity document of each dependent child (if the prostitute is a parent).
The full file must be sent to the MSA of Le Mans, by post or by email.
Who shall I contact
By post
30 rue Paul Ligneul
72000 Le Mans
By email
AFIS@mayenne-orne-sarthe.msa.fr
The monthly amount of the SIFA varies depending on the dependent children and where you live:
General scenario | In Mayotte | |
|---|---|---|
Single person | €559.43 | €279.72 |
Person with 1 dependent child | €665.51 | €332.76 |
Person with 2 dependent children | €771.59 | €385.80 |
Person with 3 dependent children | €877.67 | €438.84 |
Per additional dependent child | €106.08 | €33.28 |
This aid is paid by MSA for a period of 6 months, renewable up to 24 months.
The exit path from prostitution is planned for a period of 6 months renewable 3 times, within the limit of 24 months.
Association
An association may take steps to ensure that the prostitute has access to exit route from prostitution.
FYI
This route is open to any prostitute, whether or not he has a valid residence permit.
To benefit from this scheme, the person concerned and the association following him must specify in a document all the actions planned to allow an exit from prostitution (example: professional project). This document must be signed by the prostitute, who has an obligation to commit to stopping prostitution.
It must be forwarded to the prefecture of the department in which the facts take place.
Warning
The person who wishes to leave prostitution must provide a copy of his identity document (example: passport, residence permit).
Who shall I contact
Subsequently, the situation of the prostitute is analyzed by a departmental commission. After having received his opinion, the prefect may authorize the prostitute's engagement in a path out of prostitution.
The exit path from prostitution is defined according to the health, professional and social needs of the person who is prostituting.
In particular, it may benefit from:
- Accommodation (social housing, home care, etc.)
- A provisional residence permit for an initial period of 6 months
- Financial assistance for social and professional integration (if requested).
To obtain financial assistance for social and professional integration (AFIS), the following conditions must be met:
- Be of age
- Be engaged in the journey out of prostitution
- Be French, a national of a State of l', of l', be a Swiss citizen or hold a valid residence permit
- Do not receive or have applied for the Active Solidarity Income (RSA), Asylum Seeker's Allowance (Ada) or Temporary Waiting Allowance (Ata)
- Proof of monthly income below the amount of RSA for a single person.
To apply for this assistance, the prostitute must fill out a form:
Application for financial assistance for social and professional integration (Afis)
The application must be accompanied by the following documents:
- Copy of valid identity document or residence permit
- Copy of the decision of the prefect authorizing the engagement in a path out of prostitution
- One bank identity statement (if the person does not have one, he can provide a certificate of election of domicile with the association that follows him)
- The identity document of each dependent child (if the prostitute is a parent).
The full file must be sent to the MSA of Le Mans, by post or by email.
Who shall I contact
By post
30 rue Paul Ligneul
72000 Le Mans
By email
AFIS@mayenne-orne-sarthe.msa.fr
The monthly amount of the SIFA varies depending on the dependent children and where you live:
General scenario | In Mayotte | |
|---|---|---|
Single person | €559.43 | €279.72 |
Person with 1 dependent child | €665.51 | €332.76 |
Person with 2 dependent children | €771.59 | €385.80 |
Person with 3 dependent children | €877.67 | €438.84 |
Per additional dependent child | €106.08 | €33.28 |
This aid is paid by MSA for a period of 6 months, renewable up to 24 months.
The exit path from prostitution is planned for a period of 6 months renewable 3 times, within the limit of 24 months.
The prostitute may file a complaint against the client who uses prostitution and/or against the pimp. If he wishes to obtain damages and interest, it may also become a civil party (at the time of the complaint and until the day of judgment).
In addition, associations combating slavery, trafficking in human beings and pimping may lodge complaints and bring civil proceedings on behalf of one or more prostitutes.
Warning
In order to become a civil party, associations must have been declared for at least 5 years at the time of the facts.
The time limits for filing a complaint are as follows:
- 1 year from the commission of the offense, where prostitution is used
- 6 years from the commission of the offense if the person has resorted to a prostitute on several occasions (legal recidivism)
- 6 years from the last act of prostitution, in case of procuring.
The victim (or anti-prostitution associations) may lodge a complaint with a police station or gendarmerie brigade. They also have the possibility of sending a letter to the public prosecutor.
FYI
It is also possible to file a complaint against the author of physical violence, of rape or a sexual assault.
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On site
To file a complaint, you must go to police station or to the gendarme of your choice.
Police or gendarmerie services are obliged to register your complaint if you are a victim of a offense.
It's the public prosecutor who decides on the action to be taken on the complaint (investigation, filing without follow-up...).
By post
You can file a complaint with the public prosecutor.
To do this, you need to send a letter to court of the place of the offense or of the domicile of the offender.
Who shall I contact
Your mail should include the following:
- Your marital status and full contact details (address and telephone number)
- Detailed account of the facts, date and place of the offense
- Name of the alleged perpetrator if you know him (otherwise, the complaint will be filed against X)
- Name and address of any witnesses to the offense
- Description and provisional or definitive estimate of injury
- Your proof documents: medical certificates, work stoppages, photographs, videos, various invoices, statements...
You can use the following mail template:
File a complaint with the public prosecutor
You can send your complaint by mail or file it directly at the reception of the court.
From the time of filing a complaint and until the end of the trial, the victim may be assisted by a lawyer.
Who shall I contact
If it does not have the financial resources to deal with it, it can apply for legal aid.
Each person who played a role in the victim's prostitution (client, pimp, facility manager) faces different penalties. These sanctions also vary according to the circumstances in which the events took place.
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Client of a prostitute
Sentences differ depending on where the events took place. When they took place abroad on a person vulnerable, we are talking about sex tourism.
Use of prostitution in France
Using the services of a person who is a prostitute is a contravention punishable by a fine of €1,500.
Please note
In case of recurrence, the use of the services of a prostitute is no longer considered a contravention, but as a misdemeanor. The fine incurred is equal to €3,750.
If the offense was committed against a vulnerable person due to illness, disability or pregnancy, the client shall be punished by 5 years' imprisonment and €75,000 of fine.
This sentence is increased to 7 years in prison and €100,000 a fine in the following cases:
- Use of prostitution on a regular basis or with multiple prostitutes
- Connecting with a prostitute through a online communication service
- The client is abusing the authority conferred on him by his duties
- The client endangers the life of the prostitute or has inflicted violence on him.
FYI
In parallel with these sanctions, the court may impose one or more additional penalties against the client (example: awareness-raising course on combating the purchase of sexual services).
Sex tourism
When the facts take place abroad, the client of French nationality or usually alive in France, which uses a vulnerable prostitute due to illness, disability or pregnancy shall be sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment and €75,000 of fine.
This sentence is increased to 7 years in prison and €100,000 a fine in the following cases:
- Use of prostitution on a regular basis or with multiple prostitutes
- Connecting with a prostitute through a online communication service
- The client is abusing the authority conferred on him by his duties
- The client endangers the life of the prostitute or has inflicted violence on him.
FYI
In parallel with these sanctions, the court may impose one or more additional penalties against the client (example: awareness-raising course on combating the purchase of sexual services).
Pimp
Pimping is punishable by up to 7 years' imprisonment and €150,000 of fine.
These sentences may be increased to 10 years' imprisonment and €1 500 000 where the acts are committed:
- On a person who is particularly vulnerable due to age, illness, mental disability or pregnancy
- On several people
- In respect of a person who has been incited to engage in prostitution abroad or upon arrival in France
- By an ascendant of the person who is prostituting himself or herself or by a person who has authority over him or her by reason of his or her duties (for example, an employer)
- By a member of an anti-prostitution organization
- By a person carrying a weapon
- Under duress or with violence
- By several persons acting as co-authors or accomplices
- Through a online communication service.
These penalties are further aggravated when the procuring was accompanied by torture or when it was committed in organized gang.
FYI
The judge may add a additional penalty the main penalty (e.g. temporary or permanent prohibition of professional or social activity in connection with the fight against pimping).
Tenant of a place of prostitution
A person who owns, exploits or finances a place of prostitution shall be liable to 10 years' imprisonment and €750,000 of fine.
FYI
The judge may add a additional penalty the main penalty (e.g. total or partial closure of the establishment used for prostitution).
Minor prostitute
Minors who engage in prostitution cannot be punished by law.
On the other hand, clients of prostitutes and pimps may be punished. The same applies to the manager of a place where people engage in prostitution.
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Customer
A person can be punished in one of the following 3 situations:
- It solicits sexual relations from a prostitute in return for a remuneration, a promise of remuneration, a benefit in kind (for example, a dwelling) or the promise of such a benefit
- It accepts sexual relations from a prostitute in return for remuneration, a promise of remuneration, a benefit in kind or the promise of such a benefit
- She obtains sexual relations with a prostitute in return for remuneration, a promise of remuneration, a benefit in kind or the promise of such a benefit.
FYI
The person of French nationality or the person who usually lives in France may be punished when she has committed one of the above-mentioned acts while she was abroad. This is about sex tourism.
Pimp
Pimping is the act of profiting from or promoting another person's prostitution.
A pimp is one who commits one of the following acts:
- Assist, assist or protect a person's prostitution, even without profiting from it
- Taking advantage of another person's prostitution
- Hiring or pressuring a person to engage in or continue to engage in prostitution
- Acting as an intermediary between a prostitute and his clients
- Helping an individual to give a legal appearance to the resources he derives from another person's prostitution
- Living with a prostitute without being able to justify resources that allow his lifestyle
- Prevent prevention, control, assistance, or rehabilitation, company by agencies trained to assist prostitutes.
FYI
A person of French nationality or a person habitually living in France may be prosecuted for procuring committed abroad. It does not matter if the facts are not prohibited by law in the foreigner country.
Management of a place of prostitution
The law punishes a pimp or any other person for doing any of the following:
- Hold, manage, operate or finance an establishment that ordinarily tolerates one or more persons engaging in prostitution within or seeking clients for prostitution within the establishment
- Sell, rent or own vehicles of any kind knowing that they will be used for prostitution.
Minors wishing to leave prostitution may contact the departmental commission for combating prostitution, pimping and trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
The departmental commission to combat prostitution, pimping and trafficking in human beings must provide assistance to the person who wishes to leave prostitution, in particular by providing him with a place in a accommodation and social reintegration center.
In addition, it must offer the prostitute a path out of prostitution.
The exit path from prostitution is defined according to the health, professional and social needs of the person who is prostituting.
In particular, the minor may benefit from:
- Accommodation (social housing, home care, etc.)
- A provisional residence permit for an initial period of 6 months.
This course is planned for a period of 6 months renewable 3 times, within the limit of 24 months.
In order for a minor to be sheltered, it is possible to make a report of a national service of telephone reception of children in danger (SNATED). On the other hand, the children's judge may be seized.
How do I report a prostitution-related offense to SNATED?
A victim or witness of a prostitution-related offense may alert SNATED by telephone or online. This service is open to any person (adult or minor).
Who shall I contact
A telephone number for any child or young person who is a victim of violence or anyone who is concerned about a situation of a child in danger or at risk.
By phone
119 (free and confidential call)
24/7
A call on this number is geolocated, identified and prioritized. It does not appear on the invoices.
On the website www.allo119.gouv.fr
- Chat in real time for children under 21 (7 days a week from 3 pm to 9 pm)
- Device in French sign language for deaf and hard of hearing people
This platform is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 7 pm and Saturday from 9 am to 12 pm. - Online Collection Form to file a situation if you are an adult
SNATED officers contact the reporting person and a child care professional. This professional assesses the situation of the minor.
If it considers that the minor is in danger, the SNATED informs the unit for collecting, evaluating and processing information of concern (CRIP).
FYI
119 agents can prevent rescue (Police Secours, Samu, etc.). In this case, the CRIP shall be informed.
Can a child judge be consulted in the event of a prostitution-related offense?
One of the tasks of the juvenile judge is to protect the health, safety and morals of minors.
Faced with a case of prostitution, he can be entered by:
- The minor himself
- The legal representatives of the minor
- Child Welfare (ASE) or any other service responsible for children
- The public prosecutor (usually notified by the department's services or by any witness officer of an offense committed against or by the child).
When seized, it may take a educational assistance measure up to the placement of the minor.
When committed on the internet, an offense related to child prostitution may be reported to law enforcement and the host of the site on which the illegal content was published.
How do I report a prostitution-related offense to law enforcement?
Victims and witnesses of an offense related to prostitution committed on the Internet (e.g. cyberpimping) can report these facts to law enforcement.
Reporting is done through the PHAROS platform:
Report illegal internet content (internet-report: Pharos)
The purpose of this device is to report illegal content published on the internet. Content specific to prostitution of minors and procuring is considered to be publications that advocate trafficking in human beings.
FYI
It is also possible to report a case of pedophilia committed on the internet.
If PHAROS teams believe that the content is illegal, the report is forwarded to the competent authorities (example: investigation services of the National Police or the National Gendarmerie). An investigation may be conducted under the authority of the public prosecutor.
In addition, the police and gendarmes may contact the host of the site or platform concerned and ask him to remove the illegal content.
How can I report prostitution-related content to a website host?
The hosting providers must offer internet users mechanisms to report content published on a site or a website. online platformwhen they consider it to be illicit.
These mechanisms must be easily accessible to anyone who wishes to report illegal data. It must be able to issue an alert by electronic means.
Social networks (Twitter, Facebook,Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, etc.) have developed reporting systems that allow for accurate explanation of the situation and reporting of illegal content.
In the case of independent websites (e.g. the website of a company), the person who wishes to make a report must search for the host's contact details (e.g. email address).
FYI
In general, the contact details of the host can be found in the legal notice of the website.
The alert shall contain the following information:
- Description of the content illicit
- Content localization (for example, URL address)
- Contact details of the notifier (surname, first name, email address, etc.)
- Declaration of good faith.
FYI
It is not mandatory to have tried to contact the offender to report illegal content to the internet host. The victim or witness may directly report the facts to the host.
If a person reports content as illegal, knowing that it is not, he or she faces a sentence of one year in prison and €15,000 of fine.
A complaint may be lodged against a client, against the pimp or against the manager of an establishment in which minors engage in prostitution.
The person who wishes to file a complaint must respect certain deadlines that depend on the circumstances of the case.
FYI
As soon as a complaint is lodged, the minor may be assisted by a lawyer.
If he does not have the financial resources to pay his fees, he can apply for legal aid.
Who can file a complaint against the perpetrator of a prostitution-related offense?
Several persons may lodge a complaint in the case of prostitution of a minor:
- The minor who is prostituting himself
- The legal representatives of the minor
- An association with more than 5 years of seniority (for example, an association for the defense of child victims of abuse or an association for the fight against slavery, trafficking in human beings and procuring).
FYI
In order for the minor to be compensated, he must be civil party. To do this, he must be accompanied by his legal representatives who will do it on his behalf.
Associations with more than 5 years of seniority may also bring a civil action on behalf of one or more prostitutes.
How quickly can a complaint be lodged against the perpetrator of a prostitution-related offense?
The time limits for filing a complaint differ depending on who committed the offense'offense.
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Complaint against a customer
The use of prostitution and sex tourism are offenses.
Thus, the complaint can be filed within 10 years of the victim's majority.
Complaint against a pimp
When it is committed on a minor aged 15 or overpimping is a offense.
Thus, the complaint can be filed within 10 years of the victim's majority.
On the other hand, if the acts are committed on a minor under 15 years of age, pimping is a crime.
The time limit for filing a complaint is therefore 30 years from the age of majority of the victim.
Complaint against an establishment manager
Making an establishment available for minors to engage in prostitution is a offense.
The time limit for filing a complaint against the manager is 10 years from the majority of the victim.
How to file a complaint against the perpetrator of a prostitution-related offense?
The complaint may be lodged with a police station or a gendarmerie brigade. It may also be addressed to the public prosecutor.
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On site
To file a complaint, you must go to police station or to the gendarme of your choice.
Police or gendarmerie services are obliged to register your complaint if you are a victim of a offense.
The complaint is then forwarded to the public prosecutor so that it decides on the next steps (investigation, filing without follow-upetc.).
By post
To file a complaint, you must go to police station or to the gendarme of your choice.
Police or gendarmerie services are obliged to register your complaint if you are a victim of a offense.
The complaint is then forwarded to the public prosecutor so that it decides on the next steps (investigation, filing without follow-upetc.).
File a complaint with the public prosecutor
The complaint can be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt (preferably), by simple letter or by letter followed.
In any case, a receipt is sent to the person who filed the complaint, as soon as the public prosecutor's office has registered the complaint.
Each person who has played a role in the prostitution of the minor (client, pimp, facility manager) is liable to different penalties.
Reminder
A person of French nationality or one who usually lives in France may be prosecuted for an offense related to prostitution committed abroad. It does not matter if the facts are not prohibited by law in the foreigner country.
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Client of a minor prostitute
The applicable penalties depend on the age of the minor who engages in prostitution.
Minor under 15 years
A client who uses the services of a prostitute under the age of 15 shall be liable to a penalty of 10 years of imprisonment and €150,000 of fine.
In parallel with these sentences, the judge may additional penalties (e.g. prohibition of professional or voluntary activity involving habitual contact with minors).
Minor 15 years of age or older
The use of the services of a minor prostitute is punishable by 5 years of imprisonment and €75,000 of fine.
These penalties shall be increased to 7 years of imprisonment and €100,000 of a fine whereoffense was committed in any of the following circumstances:
- Usually or in respect of several minors
- The minor was put in contact with the perpetrator via the Internet
- By a person who abuses the authority of his or her duties (for example, an employee of a child welfare agency)
- The perpetrator endangered the minor's life or committed violence against him.
In parallel with these sentences, the judge may additional penalties (e.g. prohibition of professional or voluntary activity involving habitual contact with minors).
Pimp
Pimping on minors is punishable by penalties of up to:
- 10 years' imprisonment and €1.5 million fine, if the minor is between 15 and 17 years of age
- 20 years' imprisonment and €3 million fine, if the minor is under 15 years of age
- 20 years' imprisonment and €3 million fine, if the acts are committed in organized gang
- Criminal imprisonment in perpetuity and €4.5 million a fine for acts of torture or barbarism.
In parallel with these sentences, the judge may additional penalties (e.g. prohibition of professional or voluntary activity involving habitual contact with minors).
Tenant of a place of prostitution
A person who owns, operates or finances an establishment or spaces used for prostitution shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 10 years and €750,000 of fine.
In parallel with these sentences, the judge may additional penalties (e.g. prohibition of professional or voluntary activity involving habitual contact with minors).
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
To get help to get out of prostitution and fight against pimping
This service allows victims of infringements (excluding damage to property on the internet) to be listened to and referred to a victim support association or a specialized service. It is accessible to deaf and hard of hearing people.
In metropolitan France
116,006
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Service available every day of the year, from 9am to 8pm.
Outside metropolitan France (or from the foreigner)
+ 33 (0)1 80 52 33 76
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Service reachable every day of the year, from 9am to 8pm (Paris time).
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By email: victimes@116006.fr
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Does not deal with emergencies (this is not a police or gendarmerie service).
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