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0:00:03 > 0:00:06- You get a fantastic buzz - from living a double life.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09- A very, very dangerous man.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- Nothing to say?
0:00:15 > 0:00:16- It's so sad.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20- A real eye-opener.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37- Tonight, I look - at the sex industry in Wales.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- But rather than the traditional - street corner work...
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- ..I look at what's happening - behind closed doors.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- I spend time - with an escort in her sixties...
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- ..who's living a double life.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- I also examine a new phenomenon, - sex for rent.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- Landlords offering accommodation - in return for sexual favours.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- When many of us - hear the term sex industry...
0:01:13 > 0:01:18- ..the image that springs to mind - is street workers or prostitutes.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23- There are about 140 sex workers - on the streets of Cardiff in 2018.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31- But like everything else, the sex - industry changes with the times.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40- I'm meeting a woman who makes - a living in the sex industry...
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- ..online, over the phone - and from her bedroom.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- I'm here to meet Mrs Jones...
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- ..or the one and only Mrs Jones, - as she is known.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- She works as an escort.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- I'm here to ask her - just what being an escort entails.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- Hello, Mrs Jones, can I come in?
0:02:08 > 0:02:09- Hello, Mrs Jones, can I come in?- - Come up.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- Hello, Mrs Jones, how are you?
0:02:15 > 0:02:16- Hello. Come in.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18- Thank you very much.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19- Thank you very much.- - You're welcome.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- So, this is your flat?
0:02:23 > 0:02:24- HQ!
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- Do you make tea for your punters?
0:02:27 > 0:02:28- Do you make tea for your punters?- - No, never.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33- Although Mrs Jones has welcomed me - and the camera to her flat...
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- ..she doesn't want us - to show her face.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- She was a teacher - but has now retired.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- I thought I'd never get work - because I was old...
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- ..but it keeps coming.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- She earns money - without having to leave her home...
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- ..or even the sofa.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- Since she started in 2014, - she has earned over 23,000...
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- ..through her webcam and phone work.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16- What kind of things - do they ask you to do on the camera?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- Give me a twirl...
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- ..then I go topless, - then everything comes off.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- Then they sit there and they like...
0:03:28 > 0:03:29- ..seeing me enjoy...
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- ..watching them - pleasure themselves.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- Today, even though I'm here, - the messages come non-stop.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- The men on the other side - of the camera...
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- ..are keen to see - what Mrs Jones has to offer.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- I'm about to experience - seeing her at work.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51- How you doing?
0:03:53 > 0:03:54- Hello!
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- Come to relieve yourselves - after a hard day's work?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- What would you like me to do?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- What are you thinking about?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- Would you like to see - all of me now then?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- Wow! That was fascinating.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20- And you just...
0:04:20 > 0:04:21- And you just...- - Calming world.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- I don't know who comes or when.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- Do you know how much..?
0:04:27 > 0:04:28- 11.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- 11? Wow! In less than five minutes.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- A little bit less, yes.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42- After seeing more than I'd expected - in the living room...
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- ..Mrs Jones leads me to the room - where she makes the big bucks.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48- Right.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49- Right.- - The playroom.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- This is where it all happens.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- After retiring as a teacher...
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- ..Mrs Jones wanted a way - to fill her free time.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Four years later, she's still at it.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- The type of people you see, - your clients...
0:05:14 > 0:05:15- ..they vary, I expect.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- Some are married, maybe?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- One customer's wife has cancer.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- It's not serious, stage one.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29- But he doesn't like to ask - for things like that now.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30- Ask her, you mean?
0:05:31 > 0:05:32- Yes, things like that.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- One man came here - whose wife was dying.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- How do you feel about that?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- Knowing that these men have wives?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- In some cases, wives who are dying?
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- Are you happy to do stuff with them?
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- Are you happy to do stuff with them?- - Yes, I do that.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- They come looking for me, - I don't go looking for them.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- Mrs Jones charges 50 - for 15 minutes in her company...
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- ..or 70 for 30 minutes - and 120 for an hour.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- While we're talking, - one of her regulars calls.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- Drive over and text or call me.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24- It should be fine.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- It's time to get ready - for her first client of the day.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Right, I'm ready for work.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36- Wow!
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- It's a bit different - to what you wore earlier.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- Look the part.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43- Look the part.- - Yes, obviously.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- While Mrs Jones - is at work in her bedroom...
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- ..I stay out of the way - in the living room...
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- ..until she, and he, have finished.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05- Alright, Mrs Jones?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- How long was I? Ten minutes?
0:07:08 > 0:07:09- Yes, ten or 15 minutes.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11- And a tip!
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- Within 15 minutes, - her next client is at the door.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- Come on through, - you know where to go.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28- There you go.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- What about your friends and family?
0:07:42 > 0:07:43- Do they know?
0:07:43 > 0:07:44- Do they know?- - No.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- That's what I enjoy most.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51- It gives me a real buzz, - living a secret life.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- Really? So, none of your family - knows that you do this work.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- The boys are at work all day.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00- Your sons?
0:08:00 > 0:08:01- Your sons?- - Yes.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02- The family's out.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- No-one knows I'm home.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- So, you do actually - live a double life?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- Yes, that's the attraction.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- You get a fantastic buzz - from living a double life.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Before you did this, - you were a teacher.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- That's very different.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- It is different, superficially.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31- But people think that women like me - are some kind of sex slaves.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- Well, I was a teaching slave.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35- There's no slaving here.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37- I'm completely in control.
0:08:38 > 0:08:39- It's my choice.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- I choose when I work...
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- ..I choose what I do.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- And if I want two weeks off, - I get them.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50- I pay my taxes.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- I'm not doing anything wrong.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- It's just other people - that can't accept what I do.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00- I can.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- I'm not ashamed at all.
0:09:02 > 0:09:03- It doesn't bother you.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- It doesn't bother you.- - No, I'm doing a job, full stop.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- After the break, - the dark side of the sex industry.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- With hidden camera evidence, - I confront the men...
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- ..who demand more than rent money - for a place to live.
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0:09:34 > 0:09:37- Cardiff is constantly growing.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- New flats and buildings - are being built all the time...
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- ..to house those who move here - from all over Wales and beyond.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- But some take advantage of those - seeking a roof over their heads...
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- ..by offering accommodation - for sexual favours.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- A new phenomenon - called sex for rent.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10- Such accommodation is apparently - being offered in South Wales...
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- ..on the website Craigslist.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- Sian, a member of our team, - kept an eye on the website.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24- This is incredible. "Rent greatly - reduced in return for favours."
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- It's quite clear what he wants.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27- Then this one.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33- "I'm looking for a single attractive - female to occupy a room. No males."
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- I contacted many of them, - but one was more keen than the rest.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- This man was offering accommodation - in a flat for 650 per month.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49- But the ad contained the wording - "Reduced deposit/rent arrangement...
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- "..for alternative payments - negotiable."
0:10:53 > 0:10:58- Before long, he explained just what - he meant by "alternative payments."
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- It's here in black and white.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- "We could have a FWB arrangement."
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- That's friends with benefits. Wow!
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- "Which would be - effectively rent free...
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- "..if you wanted - to really save your money."
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Initially, he was suspicious.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- He asked Sian, or Abi, - as he knew her...
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- ..to send him photos - to satisfy him that she was serious.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28- The 46-year-old man was then happy - to meet for a coffee.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- In order to gather evidence - of the arrangement being offered...
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- ..Sian met him in a bar, - wearing a hidden camera.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- How often do you - want to sleep with me?
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- You tell me what you're looking for.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- If we go ahead with our friends - with benefits arrangement...
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- ..does that mean it's rent free?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- According to - the Ministry of Justice...
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- ..such an arrangement is illegal - under the 2003 Sexual Offences Act.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- An offence is committed...
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- ..by offering accommodation - in return for sex...
0:12:46 > 0:12:51- ..and encouraging or causing someone - to operate as a prostitute.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- After Sian had gathered - the necessary evidence on camera...
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- ..she left the bar.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- But I was around the corner - waiting for the man.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- You've been essentially - taking advantage of her.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- You've offered her - a place to live for sex.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- Is that true? - Do you know that's against the law?
0:13:16 > 0:13:17- Any comment?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- It's called sex for rent, - I'm sure you're aware of that.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- That's exactly what you wanted, - sex for rent.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- You had correspondence - with our journalist.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- You sent over 60 emails.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- You've got nothing to say!
0:13:32 > 0:13:33- Nothing to say?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- You had plenty to say - to Abi, didn't you?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- That's it, he's gone...
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- ..without saying a word.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- He's had plenty to say to Sian - for the past two weeks...
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- ..but not one word tonight.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- But he did tell Sian - that if they had sex once a week...
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- ..then she could stay - at his home rent free.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- Within a couple of hours, - he emailed...
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- ..begging us not to broadcast - the evidence we had gathered.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- "I should have trusted my gut - and not done this.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- "I'm such a fool, but this will ruin - everything I have left everywhere.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- "I have absolutely no intention of - even considering doing this again.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- "Tonight has given me a reality - check and I'm ashamed of myself.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- "Please don't expose me - for a monster."
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- The next day, he emailed again, - wanting to admit everything.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- He said the only house he owns...
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- ..is the one in which he lives - with his wife and children.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38- That he couldn't have offered - accommodation even had he wanted to.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- And that he was conducting his own - investigation on Craigslist...
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- ..after reading - about such arrangements online.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- I went to meet Dawn Bowden, - AM for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59- She has already voiced concerns - about such adverts.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- I wanted her opinion - about what we had found out.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- It's almost like he's offering her - a service, isn't it?
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- That this is to her benefit. Gosh.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20- Sex for rent came onto her radar - when a local housing association...
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- ..said that such adverts - existed in South Wales.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31- It was primarily women being - targeted, that we could identify.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- Some men had also been targeted.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38- But the common denominator in all - of them, they were vulnerable.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39- Yes, exactly.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- Predators.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- She raised her fears - in the Senedd...
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- ..and asked for a measure - to ban such adverts in Wales.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55- We were told that because - there was no money changing hands...
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- ..that in effect, - there was no prostitution.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- We've now got an assurance - from the Home Office...
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- ..that, actually, - this type of behaviour...
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- ..would be an offence - under the Sexual Offences Act.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- But what about those who really do - find themselves in such a situation?
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- We contacted several people - who had advertised on Craigslist...
0:16:19 > 0:16:24- ..seeking a room for free or willing - to offer alternative payment.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25- Only one woman responded.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- She said, "I've had a lot - of response to the ad...
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- "..but mostly dodgy, - vile and nasty men.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- "One guy arranged to meet me...
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- "..then said I had to send - a picture of my vagina.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- "If I didn't, - I couldn't have the room."
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- The next part shocked me more.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- "I have considered - going to prison...
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- "..to get me out - of this homeless situation.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- "I don't know what else to do."
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- But we also wanted to know - what response we'd get...
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- ..if we posted - our own advert online.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- Sian posted this message - on Craigslist.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Before long, - she had plenty of offers.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- Within a fortnight, - I had over 20 responses.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- From men, mostly?
0:17:14 > 0:17:15- From men, mostly?- - They were all from men.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- What kind of response - did you get from these men?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- This was one of them.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- "Married man - willing to pay for your bedsit...
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- "..in exchange for fun - when I desire.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- One was really suggestive - from the outset.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- He sent a photo right away.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- "I can help you out - with money for some fun.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- "I also may have a house - if things work out between us."
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- We contacted the man via email.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- He asked for a number - and more details about Sian...
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- ..before starting to send texts.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- He was more than willing - to put his cards on the table.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- I've just seen it.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04- "But I'd want to sample what's on - offer first, if that's OK with you."
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- The next day, Sian donned - the hidden camera once again.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- She went to meet him for a coffee.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- We wanted evidence on camera - of what he was prepared to offer.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- What can you offer with your house?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- What do you want?
0:18:48 > 0:18:53- He clearly felt a bit nervous, - whispering and moving closer.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- He was right to worry, - because more members of our team...
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- ..were at the next table, - filming everything.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- And in terms like, rent-wise?
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- I'm just looking for somewhere - to live, more than anything.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- Her own key? Fair play to him.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- She can come and go as she pleases.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48- I am skint...
0:20:01 > 0:20:06- Of course, Sian had no intention - of taking him home to have fun.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- But we were happy - to have some fun with him.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- My name's Sion Jenkins. - I'm a reporter for S4C.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- I want to ask - about what you've been doing.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- Do you think it's fair - to take advantage of young girls...
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- ..who want a place to stay - in exchange for sex?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- You came here - to sample what's on offer.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- Do you tend to treat your women - like cars or tasting menus?
0:20:28 > 0:20:29- Do you know it's against the law?
0:20:30 > 0:20:31- You like oral, apparently?
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- You were willing to offer her - 50 today to have sex.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- Have you got nothing to say at all?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- Not a word from him. - Not one word.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49- But he did say that he was willing - for Sian to stay with him...
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- ..if she had sex with him - twice a week.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54- Now, he has fled.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- Since then, the man - has sent us several emails...
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- ..begging us - not to show our evidence.
0:21:04 > 0:21:09- He says that doing so would destroy - his life and those of his family.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- "I had led - a blameless life up to now...
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- "..and have never been - in any sort of trouble.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- "My concern is for my wife, - children and grandchildren...
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- "..whose lives - will also be changed forever...
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- "..as they all know me - as a respectable, upright man.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- "This has had - a profound impact on my life.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- "I can assure you, nothing like it - will ever happen again."
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- I also showed this evidence - to Dawn Bowden AM.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- ..to get her response to what - this man was willing to offer.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43- He's going to try her out first.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44- He's going to try her out first.- - Exactly.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- What do you think about this?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- What do you think about this?- - It's just appalling, isn't it?
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- Dawn Bowden has already called - for a law to ban such adverts.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00- We contacted Craigslist to ask - for their reaction to our findings.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- They didn't respond.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- What would you like to see done - to try and eradicate this problem?
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- As you say, it's under the surface.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- You've got to get to the point...
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- ..where we identify these people - and they are prosecuted.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- Once you get a few prosecutions...
0:22:17 > 0:22:21- ..that'll give people the confidence - to come forward and report it.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- But it is extremely difficult...
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- ..if people are in - absolutely desperate circumstances.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- They need somewhere to live, - a roof over their heads...
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- ..and for some people, this is - the only way they can get it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- Sex for rent is a new phenomenon.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51- There have been no prosecutions - for the offence yet.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- But our research shows - there are men out there...
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- ..who are ready to take advantage - of girls in need...
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- ..and to offer them accommodation - in return for sexual favours.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12- Who knows, there may be some people - living under such conditions...
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- ..in our capital city today.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24- My look at the sex industry - has been an eye-opener in many ways.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- It's much more than the stereotype - of women walking the streets.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- It goes on in houses and flats - across the UK.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- While some seem happy - to sell their bodies...
0:23:36 > 0:23:41- ..others are drawn into its darker - side, and are being exploited.
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