Football fans will be sent to ‘sex school’ if they are caught with prostitutes during Euro 2016
Supporters who bed vice girls will also be hit with £2,500 fines
BRITISH Football fans will be sent to ‘sex school’ if they are caught bedding prostitutes during Euro 2016.
The news comes after French politicians passed tough new laws making it illegal to pay for pleasure in the country.
Fans who breach the rules face fines of £2,500.
They will also be forced to attend classes to learn about the conditions faced by prostitutes.
A judicial source said: "It is a significant change in legislation that will be strictly enforced.
“Football supporters attending Euro 2016 need to be aware it is a crime to go with these girls.
“Anyone caught will find themselves going back to school to learn about how prostitutes get dragged into the vice world.”
French MPs approved the new law to protect sex workers by shifting the burden of the offence onto clients, but some prostitutes are crying foul.
The French union of sex workers says the news laws are oppressive and will destroy their business.
The legislation outlaws paying for sex and imposes fines for those caught with vice girls.
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The bill also makes available £3m million per year to help sex workers quit the vice business.
It was proposed by Paris Socialist MP Maud Olivier who has made the fight against prostitution her personal crusade.
Olivier says the law will help authorities tackle pimping and human trafficking, protect victims and help them escape the sex trade.
But the sex workers union accused Olivier and other lawmakers of upholding an “essentially repressive” reform.
They say the new law does nothing to help sex workers - of whom there are around 30,000 in France - and even makes them more vulnerable.
The link between football tournaments and a rise in prostitution use is well documented.
Yesterday we revealed how vice girls were even planning to up their rates as millions of fans head to France for a good time.
Artemis - the super brothel set up for 2006 World Cup
At the 2006 World Cup in Germany the government even opened so-called super brothels to cope with the number of fans visiting for the tournament.
The Artemis brothel is a four-storey building complete with pool, three saunas, two cinemas, and with room for up to 70 prostitutes and 600 customers
The entrance fee is 80 Euros; half an hour sex costs 60 Euros.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages are included in the entry fee.
Alcoholic beverages can be purchased at the bar and start at 10 euros for a beer.
Fifty women work on a typical night; they are mostly nude or near nude, except on certain days such as Wednesday, which is "lingerie day".
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