“It was exploited on a large scale”

The detainee, 60 years old, was arrested at the end of October after a complaint from his wife to the police and He has been in provisional prison since then.

This has been confirmed by the prosecutor in charge of the case, Ida Annerstedtwhich has not revealed whether the woman was drugged to submit to these violations, as occurred in the case of Gisele Pelicot.

“We believe that the husband ruthlessly exploited his wife on a large scale“says Annerstedt, who adds that the detainee is “suspected of having facilitated or profited financially from the sale of the plaintiff’s sexual services.”

The detainee had already been charged in the past for aggression and threats against his wife. In addition, he was booked as a member of the motorcycle gang Hell’s Angels, group in which he had also committed tax crimes, as revealed by the To be.

Procuring

swedish law penalizes the purchase and pimping, but not the sale of sexual services by sex workers, who are considered victims of exploitation.

If the husband is convicted of aggravated pimping, he could face a prison sentence of two to 10 years.

The detainee, who denies the facts, is in provisional detention for “procuring”, Annerstedt indicated, without giving more information about the other crimes of which he is accused.

He also did not want to clarify whether the plaintiff, in her 50s, had been forced into prostitution.

Also Two men suspected of paying for sexual services have been charged with the woman.

According to the Prosecutor’s Office, it is likely that more suspects will be arrested and charged. If found guilty, they will face up to one year in prison.

The events occurred from January 2022 until the arrest of the accused.

The prosecutor will present the charges on March 13 and the trial will begin days later.