Court Charges Australian with Rape and Trafficking in Persons

Jinja Chief Magistrates Court has charged an Australian with Rape and Trafficking in Persons. The suspect, identified as Jones Robert Williams, is a Managing Director of Jinja Marine supplies Co. Ltd.

According to information from the Sexual and Gender Based Violent Department of CID Headquarters, in coordination with the office of the DPP, the suspect took advantage of his female workers, and conditioned them into having sexual intercourse with him, failure of which, he would threaten to sack them. He in addition, had group sex with the female victims and also instructed them to perform sexual acts, using sex toys, as he recorded them on videos. Several videos were recovered and exhibited. The pornographic content that was created, was shared on specialised websites at a cost.

"We urge anyone with information about potential Human Trafficking offences in their area to contact the police, so that further enquiries can be carried out. We need the public to work with us, if we are to identify and help vulnerable individuals from being exploited," Fred Enanga the Police Spokesperson said.

"As the police and ODPP, we will continue to investigate and vigorously prosecute human traffickers and sexual predators, in order to bring justice to victims. We will continue to pursue those who abuse, manipulate and exploit vulnerable persons for personal gain," he noted.

Enanga further revealed that this case is a testament of the Joint dedicated efforts and commitment to working together, to eradicate these deplorable crimes from the community.