Key facts
- A 61-year-old Swedish man was sentenced to four years and five months in prison.
- He was convicted of aggravated pimping, attempted rape, assault, threats, and a minor drug offense.
- The man coerced his wife into sex work with approximately 120 men over three years.
- The court dismissed eight rape charges due to uncertainty about the wife's voluntary participation.
- Twenty-eight of 29 men charged with purchasing sex were convicted.
- The man was ordered to pay his wife 200,000 krona (£15,900) in damages.
A 61-year-old Swedish man has been sentenced to four years and five months in prison for "ruthlessly exploiting" his wife in sex work, a case that has shocked Sweden. The court found the man, who initiated his wife's entry into prostitution and managed its administration, had coerced her into performing sexual acts, broadcasting them online, and receiving additional sex buyers over approximately three years. He was convicted of aggravated pimping, attempted rape, assault, issuing threats, and a minor drug offense. The court dismissed eight rape charges due to uncertainty about the wife's voluntary participation in seven incidents and unclear sexual acts in one instance. Of the 29 individuals charged with buying sex, 28 were convicted, with two receiving prison sentences and the remainder fines or suspended sentences. The convicted man was ordered to pay his wife 200,000 krona (£15,900) in damages.