US EditionMan Accused of Prostituting Wife to 120 Men Goes on Trial in Sweden
- A 62-year-old Swedish man goes on trial Friday at the Angermanland district court for aggravated pimping, rape, and assault, accused of exploiting his "vulnerable" wife to have sex with scores of men for payment.
- Prosecutor Ida Annerstedt alleges the former Hell's Angel pressured his wife to sell sexual services through online adverts and arranged meetings, describing the case as "ruthless exploitation" spanning August 11, 2022, to October 21, 2025.
- Charges against the suspect include eight rapes, four attempted rapes, and four assaults. Authorities identified around 120 men who bought sexual services, with 26 currently charged by Swedish officials.
- Defense lawyer Martina Michaelsdotter disputed the charges, insisting her client only handled "technical issues and administrative parts" and did "not facilitated it," denying any pressure or violence.
- The case has drawn comparisons to the 2024 conviction of Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot's husband. While Sweden permits selling sex, it criminalizes buying or facilitating it, framing the legal stakes.
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The defendant, a sixty-two-year-old alleged former member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, denies the charges.
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A 62-year-old is charged with serious pimping, rape and assault. He denies the allegations that after the indictment the public was excluded.
Swede goes on trial for pressuring wife to sell sex
HÄRNÖSAND, Sweden — A Swedish man suspected of exploiting his “vulnerable” wife to have sex with scores of men for payment, went on trial on Friday for aggravated pimping, rape and assault. The 62-year-old Swedish suspect, who denies the charges, was arrested in October after his wife reported him to police in the north of the country. He has been in custody ever since. The man, who is reportedly a former Hell’s Angel with a tattoo around his ey…
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