Update, October 16:
Newsinfo.inquirer.net reports that local police has found several holes in the woman's claims and that they consider it a case of "fatal attraction".
Police said the allegations of the British-born woman were just "figments of her imagination," and that documentary evidence and medical tests had debunked her claims.
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Update, September 27:
Globalnation.inquirer.net reports that The mayor of Iloilo City demands an apology from the woman in the story below who claimed she had been held captive and made a sex slave in the Philippines.
The mayor reportedly said the British born woman had tarnished the image of the city and Ilonggos through her "baseless" allegations.
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The following story is sad and disgusting indeed, something which again shows the importance of doing proper background checks.
Philippines -- Au.news.yahoo.com had a story about a 39-year-old woman from New Zealand who said she was lured with a Facebook invitation to join a martial arts school in the Philippines - only to be robbed and forced into prostitution upon her arrival.
The martial arts enthusiast reportedly replied positively to an invitation to participate in an intense training camp in October.
"They were meant to be world class and I thought this was a chance for me to learn from the best," the woman said.
Feel free to comment on this story below. What is your take on invitations to training camps and the potential dangers? Is this an indication that we all too often take things at face value within the martial arts?
Newsinfo.inquirer.net reports that local police has found several holes in the woman's claims and that they consider it a case of "fatal attraction".
Police said the allegations of the British-born woman were just "figments of her imagination," and that documentary evidence and medical tests had debunked her claims.
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Update, September 27:
Globalnation.inquirer.net reports that The mayor of Iloilo City demands an apology from the woman in the story below who claimed she had been held captive and made a sex slave in the Philippines.
The mayor reportedly said the British born woman had tarnished the image of the city and Ilonggos through her "baseless" allegations.
----
The following story is sad and disgusting indeed, something which again shows the importance of doing proper background checks.
Philippines -- Au.news.yahoo.com had a story about a 39-year-old woman from New Zealand who said she was lured with a Facebook invitation to join a martial arts school in the Philippines - only to be robbed and forced into prostitution upon her arrival.
The martial arts enthusiast reportedly replied positively to an invitation to participate in an intense training camp in October.
"They were meant to be world class and I thought this was a chance for me to learn from the best," the woman said.
Feel free to comment on this story below. What is your take on invitations to training camps and the potential dangers? Is this an indication that we all too often take things at face value within the martial arts?
Update, October 16:
Newsinfo.inquirer.net reports that local police has found several holes in the woman's claims and that they consider it a case of "fatal attraction".
Police said the allegations of the British-born woman were just "figments of her imagination," and that documentary evidence and medical tests had debunked her claims.
----
Update, September 27:
Globalnation.inquirer.net reports that The mayor of Iloilo City demands an apology from the woman in the story below who claimed she had been held captive and made a sex slave in the Philippines.
The mayor reportedly said the British born woman had tarnished the image of the city and Ilonggos through her "baseless" allegations.
----
The following story is sad and disgusting indeed, something which again shows the importance of doing proper background checks.
Philippines -- Au.news.yahoo.com had a story about a 39-year-old woman from New Zealand who said she was lured with a Facebook invitation to join a martial arts school in the Philippines - only to be robbed and forced into prostitution upon her arrival.
The martial arts enthusiast reportedly replied positively to an invitation to participate in an intense training camp in October.
"They were meant to be world class and I thought this was a chance for me to learn from the best," the woman said.
Feel free to comment on this story below. What is your take on invitations to training camps and the potential dangers? Is this an indication that we all too often take things at face value within the martial arts?
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Newsinfo.inquirer.net reports that local police has found several holes in the woman's claims and that they consider it a case of "fatal attraction".
Police said the allegations of the British-born woman were just "figments of her imagination," and that documentary evidence and medical tests had debunked her claims.
----
Update, September 27:
Globalnation.inquirer.net reports that The mayor of Iloilo City demands an apology from the woman in the story below who claimed she had been held captive and made a sex slave in the Philippines.
The mayor reportedly said the British born woman had tarnished the image of the city and Ilonggos through her "baseless" allegations.
----
The following story is sad and disgusting indeed, something which again shows the importance of doing proper background checks.
Philippines -- Au.news.yahoo.com had a story about a 39-year-old woman from New Zealand who said she was lured with a Facebook invitation to join a martial arts school in the Philippines - only to be robbed and forced into prostitution upon her arrival.
The martial arts enthusiast reportedly replied positively to an invitation to participate in an intense training camp in October.
"They were meant to be world class and I thought this was a chance for me to learn from the best," the woman said.
Feel free to comment on this story below. What is your take on invitations to training camps and the potential dangers? Is this an indication that we all too often take things at face value within the martial arts?
