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Fined for buying sex: French parliament votes to punish prostitutes' clients

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Updated: 06/04/2016 - 18:33 GMT+2

Following a final vote in parliament on Wednesday, France has become the latest European country to punish prostitutes’ clients who will face a 1,500

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