Scandal in Göttingen: 21-year-old in court for forced prostitution!
Scandal in Göttingen: 21-year-old in court for forced prostitution!
Göttingen, Deutschland - A 21-year-old man is currently standing before the Göttingen district court for pimping and forced prostitution. According to reports from Weser-Kuriers , the accused, who was only 19 years old, is responsible for his 15-year-old girlfriend to prostitution have. The process began behind closed doors to protect the victim and the witnesses. The actions that are charged to the accused are said to have taken place in Göttingen in July and August.
The young man is said to have pretended to be in love with the girl and forced her with prostitution with insults and threats. It was agreed that the girl should earn 2,000 euros, which should be completely handed over to the accused in order to pay alleged debts. The process continues in June.
The challenge of forced prostitution
The State Criminal Police Office (LKA) describes perpetrators like these accused as "loverboys". Such people often seek victims online, especially younger women, and take advantage of their financial emergency to urge them to prostitution. The problem is not new; The Bavarian Ministry of Justice has even set up a special department to combat human trafficking and forced prostitution, which has been active since October 2020.
The new department, headed by chief prosecutor Anne Simon, is working intensively to develop funds against this prevailing form of human trafficking. Affected women often come from Eastern Europe, including Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary, but also from Nigeria. The number of cases remains high because many affected women out of shame or fear of consequences do not go to the police.
The legal frame work
Humanity for sexual exploitation includes the systematic exploitation of a person's helplessness to force them to prostitution. This is often done by deception and violent intimidation. According to the German Criminal Code, conditions such as recruiting, the initiating of prostitution and subsequent exploitation are criminal acts. In many cases, the migrants affected are people affected by economically weak countries or people living in Germany. Often there are high cash claims that lead to the victims being kept in guilt. In addition, pressure equipment such as violence, depreciation of identification papers and threats to the family can be used to keep control of women.
The condemnation of such perpetrators is crucial for the protection of the victims, whereby the legislator is planning further measures to prosecute law. The new legislative initiative also provides to punish more freely, which knowingly have sexual intercourse.
The sensitization of the public and the cooperation within the legal and social services is essential to understand the complexity of forced prostitution and to provide suitable help for those affected.
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