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Hokusai: woodcut of a woman in a brothel doorway

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Hokusai: woodcut of a woman in a brothel doorway

Joachim Beuckelaer: Brothel

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brothel hetaira red-light district Prostitution crime human sexual activity cybercrime terrorism obscenity war crime human trafficking genocide rape online predator assassination white-collar crime

Key People

Minna Everleigh

American madam

Ada Everleigh

American madam

Lucky Luciano

Lucky Luciano

American crime boss

Maria Monk

American author and prostitute

Taoka Kazuo

Japanese crime boss