Crime

Ten-year sentence for rape and robbery in Amsterdam-Zuidoost

A man born in 1992 was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping and robbing two sex workers at a home in Amsterdam-Zuidoost in January. He had arranged an appointment through Kinky.nl and, after arriving with insufficient money along with another man, the two allegedly threatened the women with knives, took phones and jewellery, and locked them in the apartment. The convicted man also injured one victim with a knife; the co-suspect raped one of the victims, according to the court.

The victims alerted a neighbour hours later, after which police forced entry. The suspects were found days later following phone tracing, and DNA was found on a used condom. The man and his co-suspect must jointly pay €16,252 in compensation to one victim and €15,514 to the other.