US EditionSweden Charges Man for Selling Wife to 120 Men
Authorities say 120 men are suspected of buying sex as prosecutors allege years of coercion, violence and online ads.
- A Swedish prosecutor on Monday charged a man with aggravated pimping, assault, and several rapes, alleging he sold his wife's sexual services to over 120 men.
- According to public broadcaster SVT, the suspect was a high-ranking member of Hells Angels and allegedly exploited his wife's drug addiction while using threats to force compliance.
- The charge sheet details how he created online advertisements, set up meetings, and threatened his wife with warnings about unleashing "the monster," which prosecutors described as "ruthless exploitation."
- Lawyer Silvia Ingolfsdottir stated the charges reflect "serious and aggravated crimes" her client endured, with the trial preliminarily scheduled to begin April 13 in Sweden.
- Media reports have drawn parallels to the case of French icon Gisèle Pelicot, whose husband was sentenced to 20 years for drugging and raping her alongside dozens of men.
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Man Charged In Sweden Over Alleged Exploitation of Wife
How does abuse hide in plain sight for years? That’s the unsettling question gripping Sweden right now.A 62-year-old man has been charged with aggravated pimping, rape, and assault after allegedly exploiting his own wife. Forcing her into sex with dozens of men for money.Investigators say as many as 120 men may be linked to the case. The scale alone is shocking. The method? Even more so.Prosecutors describe it as “ruthless exploitation.” The man…
The 62-year-old man faces a long prison sentence. His actions in Sweden evoke memories of the case of Frenchwoman Gisèle Pelicot.
Sweden Sits on the Bench on 13 April for the Accused of Prostituting His Wife with More than 120 Men
The defendant repeatedly threatened his wife with death, said he would burn her alive with gasoline or mutilate her if he tried to report or flee.
The Swedish Public Prosecutor ' s Office has formally accused a sexagenaire of drugging and prostituting his wife for over 120 men for three years. The individual is accused of serious procuring, rape, attempted rape, abuse and threats. The man has been detained since last October for a woman ' s complaint, with which he is in divorce proceedings. According to the prosecution, the sexagenaire, accused of prostitution his wife, posted advertiseme…
A man is suspected of selling his wife to over 120 men. The sex trade went on for several years – until the woman managed to escape and alert the police. – I claim that she has been in a particularly vulnerable situation, says prosecutor Ida Annerstedt.
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