Prosecutors alleged that dozens of Chinese women were smuggled into Germany without proper residency permits to work in a large prostitution ring. Five suspects are being accused of running the illegal operation over the past three years.

Scores of Chinese women were brought to Germany without valid residency permits for sex work across the country, prosecutors in Frankfurt alleged on Friday. Five suspects are accused of organised smuggling of foreigners for their roles in operating the prostitution ring over the past three years, according to prosecutors. Prostitution is legal in Germany but is strictly regulated. A 43-year-old Chinese man and a 35-year-old Chinese woman allegedly ran the illegal business, using a network of...