“The issue of rape in the sex trade gets new trial”
“the 69-year-old bought the six by a woman he suspected was a victim of trafficking in human beings. It was, she also – and the man was sentenced to one year in prison for negligent rape.”
“Now appealed the unique verdict. The man wants to be exonerated from the charge while the prosecutor requires that the court look tougher on the offense.”
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“the Woman he bought the six-by came to Sweden from Romania in the summer of 2018. She was brought here by two countrymen, who in court was sentenced for trafficking in human beings. The woman was sold in Sweden to a long line of men, who were sentenced for purchase of sexual services.”
“the 69-year-old has, however, according to the district court – based on the review – have been”
“the Man does not agree with, and want to be freed from the accusation. It is clear from the appeal his lawyer filed to the court in Uppsala.”
“the Prosecutor Anneli Tirud Wallin does, however, want the man to be sentenced for willful rape on both occasions he bought six. Tirud Wallin maintains its view that the 69-year-old is understood that the woman is not attended on a voluntary basis.”
“– After what he said in police questioning and during the hearing, I mean that he shall be held guilty responsibility also for the first rape. He should therefore, according to my opinion, convicted of two intentional rape, and then he would get a longer prison sentence as well, ” says Anneli Tirud Wallin.”
“the Verdict is in principle important, and points to the responsibility of the sex buyers have to ascertain whether”
” Responsibility, has already been before, because they always make themselves guilty of a crime, namely the purchase of sexual services. But I mean you can also make guilty to a different and more serious crime, namely rape, ” she says, and continues:”
“– can Therefore no longer be as sex buyers just ignore the circumstances of the sexköpet, for example, that you understand or feel that the woman seems very subdued, to pay the money to someone else or that she can’t speak English, though you have brought a fairly detailed text message conversation with her in English.”
“in the Past there has been violence or coercion, or the perpetrator has exploited a victim’s particular situation to an action to count as rape.”
“From 1 July 2018 based on the law that sex should be voluntary – it is not, it is illegal. In the new text of the law states that the courts in particular, shall take into account ”
“Two new offences have also been incorporated in the penal code, negligent rape and ill-considered sexual abuse. It means that the offender can be sentenced, for example, rape – even if there was such a intent – if the person has been grossly negligent that the other does not participate on a voluntary basis.”