Women who have been forced into prostitution and their clients are often reluctant to testify in court because of the fear of violent reprisals by vice syndicates of the resulting social stigma attached to being a `prostitute' or of patronising sex workers.
被迫卖淫的妇女和嫖客往往不愿在法庭上作证，因为他们害怕黑社会的凶残报复，害怕从此背上“卖淫”或资助妓女的恶名。