THREE JAILED FOR TRAFFICKING WOMEN FOR SEX IN LEEDS
Two men and a woman who trafficked people to the UK and forced them into sex work have been jailed.
Wieslaw Michniewicz, 53, Aleksandra Timoszek, 32, and Mariusz Seretny, 45, were each convicted of modern slavery and prostitution offences following a trial at Leeds Crown Court last year.
They were arrested after a police investigation was triggered by an anonymous letter, which was later established to be from one of the victims.
The offences were found to have taken place between December 2015 and July 2016.
On Friday, Michniewicz was sentenced to 15 years, while Timoszek was given a seven-and-a-half-year jail term and Seretny was jailed for five years.
Police said that after receiving the letter in July 2016, Polish nationals Michniewicz and Timoszek, who were married at the time, were identified as key suspects.
The pair, who lived at an address in Park View Avenue, Burley, Leeds, targeted vulnerable women, predominantly living in Poland, and offered them legitimate work in the UK.
However, when the women arrived they were told they now had a debt to pay off and were forced into sex work.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
of the victims. The offences were found to have taken place between December 2015 and July 2016. On Friday, Michniewicz was sentenced to 15 years, while Timoszek was given a seven-and-a-half-year jail term and Seretny was jailed for five...
Prison sentence
Two men and a woman who trafficked people to the UK and forced them into sex work have been jailed
Prison sentence
15 years
On Friday, Michniewicz was sentenced to 15 years, while Timoszek was given a seven-and-a-half-year jail term and Seretny was jailed for five years
