Ten-year prison sentence for raping and robbing sex workers in Amsterdam Southeast

A man born in 1992 has been sentenced to ten years in prison for raping and robbing two sex workers in Amsterdam-Zuidoost this past January. The perpetrators initially arranged a meeting through a website but confronted the victims with knives after claiming they lacked sufficient payment. During the assault, the attackers stole jewelry and phones, forced the victims to engage in sexual acts, and trapped them inside the residence. The victims eventually alerted a neighbor hours later, leading to the arrest of the suspects after police broke into the chaotic scene.

Evidence including DNA found on a condom and information from tapped phones led to the conviction. The court emphasized that the suspects preyed upon the vulnerability of the victims, severely violating their physical integrity and treating them as objects. In addition to the prison sentence, the court ordered the man and his accomplice to pay over 31,000 euros in total damages to the victims. The court stated the ruling serves to protect society from further harm by the defendant, who currently lacks a fixed residence.