Ireland Case No. 22470Human trafficking; organising prostitution; money laundering; facilitating entry of an illegal person · Co. Dublin
Human trafficking and prostitution trial collapses at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
The trial of Natalia Nogueira Da Silva and Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelis, charged with human trafficking and organising prostitution of two Brazilian women, collapsed on its tenth day at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court due to 'unforeseen circumstances' and is expected to restart before a new jury later in February 2023.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court2 Feb
6 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet
Key facts
consolidated from all reports65 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA Brazilian woman gave evidence via video-link and through an interpreter. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe State alleged the accused women trafficked two vulnerable Brazilian women for the purposes of exploiting them. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe complainant met Lisa at a party around Christmas and was invited to meet her and her husband. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe woman was encouraged to take alcohol and drugs to help her relax. (leinsterexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- whatWhile living and working in Cashel, the woman had a fight with Lisa as she got her period and was in pain, and was still expected to work. (leinsterexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- whatWhile staying in an apartment near Kildare Village shopping outlet, the boiler broke, the apartment had no hot water, and it was snowing. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe woman travelled to Belfast and stayed with a friend, with limited contact with Lisa afterwards. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatA Brazilian woman allegedly trafficked to Ireland told a jury she had to take part in sexual relations with one of the accused and her husband on numerous occasions. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe State alleges the accused women trafficked two vulnerable Brazilian women for the purposes of exploiting them. (longfordleader.ie, thejournal.ie)
- whatThe complainant met Lisa at a party around Christmas and was then invited to meet her and her husband. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatWhile staying in an apartment near Kildare Village, the boiler broke, there was no hot water, and it was snowing; Lisa refused to get it fixed. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe woman travelled to Belfast and stayed with a friend, having limited contact with Lisa after this. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe State alleges the accused women trafficked two vulnerable Brazilian women for exploitation. (leitrimobserver.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- whatVailones Fidelis is 46 and lives at Castle Manor, Racecourse Road, Roscommon (thejournal.ie)
- whatDa Silva is 32 and lives at Cairn Hill View, Drumlish, County Longford (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe woman gave evidence via video-link and through an interpreter at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereMs Vailones Fidelis lives at Castle Manor, Racecourse Road, Roscommon (longfordleader.ie)
- whereMs Da Silva lives at Cairn Hill View, Drumlish, County Longford (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeMs Vailones Fidelis (46) of Castle Manor, Racecourse Road, Roscommon, denied all 18 charges including two counts of human trafficking, one count of organising prostitution and money laundering charges on dates between 2015 and 2020. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeMs Da Silva (32) of Cairn Hill View, Drumlish, Co Longford, admitted 35 charges including organising prostitution, facilitating the entry into the state of an illegal person and money laundering, and denied a single charge of human trafficking in 2019. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeDa Silva pleaded not guilty to one count of human trafficking a woman at an unknown location within the State on dates between March 31, 2019, and May 18, 2019. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeDa Silva pleaded guilty to one count of organising prostitution at an unknown location within the State on dates between December 5, 2018, and May 18, 2019. (leinsterexpress.ie, leitrimobserver.ie)
- chargeDa Silva admitted one count of facilitating the entry into the State of a person she knew to be illegal on March 31, 2019, at Dublin Airport. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeDa Silva admitted 33 counts of money laundering the proceeds of crime on dates between March 2020 and May 2021. (leinsterexpress.ie, leitrimobserver.ie, thejournal.ie)
- chargeMs Vailones Fidelis (46) of Castle Manor, Racecourse Road, Roscommon, has denied all 18 charges including two counts of human trafficking, one count of organising prostitution and money laundering charges on dates between 2015 and 2020. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeMs Da Silva (32) of Cairn Hill View, Drumlish, Co Longford, has admitted 35 charges including organising prostitution, facilitating the entry into the state of an illegal person and money laundering. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeDa Silva has denied a single charge of human trafficking in 2019. (longfordleader.ie, leitrimobserver.ie)
- chargeDa Silva pleaded not guilty to one count of human trafficking a woman at an unknown location within the State on dates between 31 March 2019 and 18 May 2019. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeDa Silva pleaded guilty to one count of organising prostitution at an unknown location within the State on dates between 5 December 2018 and 18 May 2019. (longfordleader.ie, thejournal.ie)
- chargeDa Silva admitted one count of facilitating the entry into the State of a person she knew to be illegal on 31 March 2019 at Dublin Airport, along with 33 counts of money laundering on dates between March 2020 and May 2021. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeVailones Fidelis has denied all 18 charges including two counts of human trafficking, one count of organising prostitution and money laundering charges on dates between 2015 and 2020. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- chargeDa Silva has admitted 35 charges including organising prostitution, facilitating the entry into the state of an illegal person and money laundering. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- chargeDa Silva admitted facilitating the entry into the State of a person she knew to be illegal on March 31, 2019, at Dublin Airport. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- chargeVailones Fidelis denied all 18 charges including two counts of human trafficking, one count of organising prostitution and money laundering charges on dates between 2015 and 2020 (thejournal.ie)
- chargeDa Silva admitted 35 charges including organising prostitution, facilitating the entry of an illegal person and money laundering (thejournal.ie)
- chargeDa Silva denied one count of human trafficking a woman at an unknown location within the State on dates between 31 March 2019 and 18 May 2019 (thejournal.ie)
- chargeDa Silva admitted facilitating the entry into the State of a person she knew to be illegal at Dublin Airport on 31 March 2019 (thejournal.ie)
- chargeMs Vailones Fidelis has denied all 18 charges including two counts of human trafficking, one count of organising prostitution and money laundering charges on dates between 2015 and 2020 (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeMs Da Silva has admitted 35 charges including organising prostitution, facilitating the entry of an illegal person and money laundering (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeMs Da Silva pleaded guilty to one count of organising prostitution at an unknown location within the State between 5 December 2018 and 18 May 2019 (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeMs Da Silva admitted facilitating the entry into the State of a person she knew to be illegal on 31 March 2019 at Dublin Airport (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeMs Da Silva admitted 33 counts of money laundering the proceeds of crime between March 2020 and May 2021 (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeThe State alleged the two women trafficked two vulnerable Brazilian women for exploitation. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeMs Vailones Fidelis denied all 18 charges including two counts of human trafficking, one count of organising prostitution and money laundering charges. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeMs Da Silva admitted 35 charges including organising prostitution, facilitating entry of an illegal person and money laundering. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeMs Da Silva denied one charge of human trafficking in 2019. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeMs Da Silva pleaded guilty to organising prostitution between December 5, 2018 and May 18, 2019. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeMs Da Silva admitted facilitating the entry of an illegal person on March 31, 2019, at Dublin Airport. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeMs Da Silva admitted 33 counts of money laundering between March 2020 and May 2021. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe trial was taking place at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Thursday, February 2. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe case was set to resume on Tuesday, February 7 before Ms Justice Patricia Ryan. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtGarnet Orange SC was prosecuting. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe case will resume on Tuesday next before Ms. Justice Patricia Ryan. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe jury was told it is not required for the day and sent home. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- courtThe trial is at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Patricia Ryan. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- courtThe trial opened two weeks ago and is set down for six weeks. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- courtThe trial will resume on Wednesday 8 February 2023 before Judge Ryan and a jury. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- courtThe trial collapsed on its tenth day at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com)
- courtThe trial had been set down for six weeks (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe case was adjourned to Friday for a new trial date (thejournal.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe trial collapsed on day ten at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe trial had been set down for six weeks and opened two weeks before the collapse (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe trial is expected to begin again before a new jury later this month. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe case was adjourned to Friday to set a new trial date. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe trial collapsed due to unforeseen circumstances. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 8 Feb2023Human trafficking and prostitution trial collapses due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’
Reports the collapse of the trial on its tenth day, details of the charges and pleas of both accused, and the adjournment to set a new trial date.
accused, Natalia Nogueira Da Silva, 32, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Natalia Nogueira Da Silvaaccused, Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelis, 46, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelisvictim, female, Brazilian, non-irishvictim, female, Brazilian, non-irish - 8 Feb2023BREAKING | Trial of Longford woman accused of human trafficking and prostitution collapses
Reports the collapse of the trial on day ten, details the charges and pleas of both accused, and confirms the case will be re-tried before a new jury.
accused, Natalia Nogueira Da Silva, 32, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Natalia Nogueira Da Silvaaccused, Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelis, 46, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelisvictim, female, Brazilian, non-irishvictim, female, Brazilian, non-irish - 8 Feb2023Human trafficking and prostitution trial of two Brazilian women collapses
Provides the judge's name (Patricia Ryan), the accused women's addresses, a detailed breakdown of all charges and pleas, and confirms the case was adjourned to Friday for a new trial date.
victim, female, Brazilian, non-irishvictim, female, Brazilian, non-irishaccused, Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelis, 46, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelisaccused, Natalia Nogueira Da Silva, 32, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Natalia Nogueira Da Silva - 7 Feb2023Human trafficking trial adjourned for the day
Reports the jury was sent home on 7 February 2023 with the trial resuming the next day; provides full details of the charges and pleas for both defendants.
victim, female, Brazilian, non-irishvictim, female, Brazilian, non-irishsuspect, Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelis, 46, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelissuspect, Natalia Nogueira Da Silva, 32, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Natalia Nogueira Da Silva - 2 Feb2023Alleged trafficking victim tells trial she had to take part in sexual relations with accused and her husband
Reports testimony given by a Brazilian trafficking victim during the trial on 2 February 2023, describing the nature of the exploitation including sexual relations with the accused and her husband, working conditions during menstruation, and being kicked out of an apartment near Kildare Village. Also details the specific pleas of both accused.
victim, female, Brazilian, non-irishsuspect, Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelis, 46, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelissuspect, Natalia Nogueira Da Silva, 32, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Natalia Nogueira Da Silva - 2 Feb2023Alleged trafficking victim tells trial connected to Portarlington she had to have sex with accused woman and her husband
Details of testimony from a Brazilian trafficking victim describing being forced into sexual 'ménage' relationships with the accused and her husband, specific incidents in Cashel and near Kildare Village, and the full plea details for both accused.
victim, female, Brazilian, non-irishvictim, female, Brazilian, non-irishaccused, Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelis, 46, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelisaccused, Natalia Nogueira Da Silva, 32, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Natalia Nogueira Da Silva