Brigid came to Japan from Australia on a holiday visa expecting to spend three months talking to sleazy men in hostess clubs -- but in a safe and supportive work environment where the remuneration made it all worthwhile.

While it may sound naive, that was the information she was given by her Australian agent. Brigid entered the deal with her eyes open, asked all the right questions and was given the right answers -- the only problem was they were lies.

Within the first month of her stay she had been moved to five different clubs in areas ranging from Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, to Yokohama -- all at her own expense.