An Australian national has today appeared before court on charges of rape and human Trafficking, the offences he allegedly committed while at his residence in Jinja.
The suspect has been identified as Jones Robert Williams, the Managing Director of Jinja Marine supplies Co. Ltd. Williams has been arraigned at Jinja Chief Magistrates Court on charges of rape and trafficking in persons.
In a police press statement issued by the Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, Human Trafficking and Sexual abuse are disgraceful and unacceptable crimes in society.
Enanga said that the suspect, who is a foreign national, took advantage of his female workers, and conditioned them into having sexual intercourse with him, failure of which, he would threaten to sack them.
“In addition, he had group sex with the female victims and also instructed them to perform sexual acts, using sex toys, as he recorded them on videos. Several videos were recovered and exhibited. The pornographic content that was created, was shared on specialised websites at a cost,” he said.
Enanga urged the members of the public with information about potential Human Trafficking offences in their area to contact the police, so that further enquiries can be carried out.
“We need the public to work with us, if we are to identify and help vulnerable individuals from being exploited,” he stressed. As the police and Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), we will continue to investigate and vigorously prosecute human traffickers and sexual predators, in order to bring justice to victims.
We will continue to pursue those who abuse, manipulate and exploit vulnerable persons for personal gains,” he said. He adds: “This case is a testament of our joint dedicated efforts and commitment to working together, to eradicate these deplorable crimes from our community.”
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