Jersey hotels warned of the signs of prostitution

Officers from Jersey Police are asking hotels to look out for signs that prostitutes are working from their rooms.

The force says a number of local hotels are believed to be used for prostitution, and people could be being exploited.

Under Jersey law, prostitution isn't classed as an offence, but there are laws to protect people under trafficking legislation.

Officers have started giving out leaflets to all the hotels in the island with the following advice on:

What to Look Out For

  • Adult refusing to leave credit card details and paying in cash

  • Teenagers loitering in public areas/external areas of premises

  • Guests with local addresses renting a room

  • Guests who appear secretive about their visit or trying to conceal their activities in the room, or who they are with last minute/walk-in bookings

  • Bookings made in different names to those who check-in / person speaking a different language to the person booking

  • Frequent visitors to the hotel who do not appear to have a reason for being there

  • Guests who move in and out of the premises regularly at unusual hours

  • Guest rooms with a lot of condoms/condom wrappers, drugs/drug paraphernalia (e.g. syringes, wraps, pipes, bongs, broken light bulbs,spoons, plastic bags). Signs of alcohol, drug or substance misuse

  • High traffic to guest room

  • Guests arriving and asking for a specific room number but they don’t know the name in which the room is booked

  • Guests who don’t want their room cleaned or visited.• Guests who do not have any luggage or ID

  • Young people with significantly older boyfriends/girlfriends

  • Guests who appear to be under the age of 25 for ID both in the licensed area and when delivering alcohol to rooms

  • A pre-paid bar tab to a room where children stay

  • Number of persons visiting a room at regular intervals – a person may have arranged for others to visit the room where a child is being sexually exploited

  • Young persons who appear overly made up

  • Guests who access an excessive or unusual amount of pornography (TV or computer)

  • Individuals who appear to be monitoring public areas.