Prison Term in Human-Trafficking Case — Defendant Gets 5 Years — Tokyo District Court Calls It 'Organized and Malicious
The Tokyo District Court on the 7th sentenced a defendant charged with trafficking multiple women to force them into the sex industry to five years in prison. The presiding judge condemned the case as 'an organized and malicious crime that gravely violated the dignity of the victims,' handing down a harsh sentence close to the six years sought by prosecutors.