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17-year-old gets 2 years juvenile detention for raping and robbing sex workers in Amsterdam Southeast

17-year-old gets 2 years juvenile detention for raping and robbing sex workers in Amsterdam Southeast

A 17-year-old youth has received the maximum two-year juvenile detention sentence for his involvement in the robbery, imprisonment, and sexual assault of two sex workers in Amsterdam-Zuidoost. His adult accomplice, 34-year-old Soufiane el A., was sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in the January crimes.

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