There are 1,800 officially registered prostitutes in Munich. In a survey, the city council is investigating the question of how it can better protect women and men. Because there are always indications of coercion and human trafficking.
Maria had a dream. She wanted to be the first in her family to graduate from college. She completed her high school diploma in Romania, then met a young man on Facebook, also a Romanian, who lived in Munich. She fell in love with him and moved to be with him in the big German city. She didn’t know that he had already made an appointment for her at the district administration department (KVR). Women who engage in prostitution have had to register with the authorities since 2017.