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Trata de personas

Court of Appeals of Antwerp 20-05-2010

Resumen de los hechos

The defendant took the victim away from her family in Morocco with the pretext of marrying her in Belgium. The defendant also paid a sum to the victim’s family which they interpreted to be the dowry.

Upon arrival in Belgium, the victim was forced to engage in sexual intercourse with the defendant, to work at the defendant’s house and to serve him and his mother. The victim was also physically abused by the defendant.

When the defendant ‘got tired’ of the victim he threw her out on the street. With no resources, the victim was unable to go back to her family in Morocco.

Fecha de la Sentencia:
2010-05-20
Autor:
White & Case LLP

This work was developed through a partnership with UNODC, Lawyers Without Borders and White & Case LLP

Palabras clave

Trafficking in Persons Protocol:
Artículo 3, Protocolo contra la la trata de personas
Artículo 5, Protocolo contra la la trata de personas
Hechos:
Reclutamiento
Transporte
Recepción
Medio:
Engaño
Abuso de poder o de una situación de vulnerabilidad
Concesión o recepción de pagos o beneficios para obtener el consentimiento de una persona que tenga autoridad sobre otra
Fines de explotación:
Explotación de la prostitución ajena u otras formas de explotación sexual
Servidumbre
Forma de la Trata:
Transnacional
Sector en el que la explotación se lleva a cabo:
Servidumbre doméstica
Otros sectores

Cuestiones transversales

Consideraciones de igualdad de género

Detalles

• Mujeres como infractoras principales

Información sobre el procedimiento

Sistema jurídico:
Derecho continental
Última sentencia judicial:
Tribunal de apelación
Tipo de Proceso:
Penal
 

Víctima / Demandantes de primera instancia

Víctima:
E.B.K.
Sexo:
Niño
Nacionalidad:
marroquí

Acusado / Demandado de primera instancia

Número de otros acusados :
2
Acusado:
Q.
Sexo:
Hombre
Razonamiento jurídico:

With respect to the claim of human trafficking, the Court found that the defendant had taken advantage of the victim’s vulnerable position, since she was staying illegally in the country and she was a minor. The Court also relied on the reports of a psychologist and a forensic psychiatrist in order to come to these conclusions. The fact that the defendant hit the victim and lied to her and her family about his intentions to marry the victim, was also considered to be an aggravated circumstance. The victim’s testimony where she stated that she was not forced to work, but simply did it out of boredom, did not alter the findings of the Court. Finally, the defendant’s argument that the victim’s mother had agreed to him taking the victim to Belgium, and that the victim’s sister and her husband had passively cooperated, was considered void by the Court, since these actors were deceived by the defendant.

Regarding the second charge of engaging in sexual relations with a minor, the Court found these allegations to be proven based on the statements made by the victim. The lack of a DNA-investigation was not considered relevant in that sense.

When determining the appropriate sentence for the defendant, the Court took into account the fact that the defendant is a lawyer, and considered that he had seriously breached the oath he took as a lawyer. 

Acusado:
G.R.
Sexo:
Mujer

Defendant G.R. was defendant Q.'s mother.

Cargos/Acusaciones/Decisiones

Acusado:
Q.
Detalles de cargos:
Human Trafficking
Veredicto:
Guilty
Detalles de cargos:
Engaging in Sexual Relations with a Minor
Veredicto:
Guilty
Pena de prisión:
8 años
Multa/Pago al Estado:
Sí  4950  EUR  (Up to 10,000 USD)
Acusado:
G.R.

Tribunal

Court of Appeals of Antwerp