Russian men arrested in Sweden on sex trafficking charges.

Four Russian citizens have been charged with sex trafficking in Sweden, and twenty Swedish men have been charged with buying sex. In Sweden, the law prosecutes the client not the prostitute. Usually men are fined, but in order to prosecute the traffickers, it was necessary to bring charges against the men so their testimony could be used. Prosecutor Thomas Ahlstrand said “The testimonies are necessary for the evidence in the case and there is also a need to differentiate between the sentences depending on the circumstances surrounding the purchase.” Human trafficking may only be provable in one case, with eight other women coming to Sweden from Russia to engage in prostitution of their own free will. To read more about this and related issues, please visit thelocal.se, by clicking here.