The city of Speyer (Rhineland-Palatinate) inspected four residential units on September 16, 2026, where residential prostitution was suspected. According to the city, the municipal enforcement service and general administrative authority found violations of registration requirements in three of the four units. Two apartments were subsequently sealed by administrative order, and the keys were secured. The women working there did not live in these apartments themselves. During a personal check, a warrant from a public prosecutor’s office for illegal residence also came to light, and the police were called in. For all other persons encountered, the situation was unremarkable: „The other sex workers encountered were able to present the required identity documents and the necessary documents for carrying out their work,