It took until the end of March 2018, until Nesrin A. * took all her courage and finally went to the police - previously experienced the now 27-year-old, according to the investigators for several months a true martyrdom. Tarik V * had lured the Afghan from Berlin to Munich with the promise that he would take her as a wife. Both got to know each other in an Afghan online chat, in which many young marriage volunteers frolicking. Tarik V. had spent there as a successful businessman.
Nesrin A. lived in a very religious home, had previously had no relationship with men. She came to the Isar by bus in November 2017 - the money for the ticket had been stolen from her purse by the young woman.
She was in love with Tarik A. But after less than a month, the 28-year-old and his 29-year-old fiancé forced them into prostitution - at least that's what the Munich district court sees as proven. The prosecution assumed that the two Nesrin A. forced sexual intercourse with 100 to 150 suitors. On late Tuesday afternoon, the court sentenced them both to three years and ten months' imprisonment for, among other things, severe forced prostitution. The court found at least 30 cases proven. But it was "obvious that there was a greater number of unreported cases," said the presiding judge Philip Stoll. Finally, 680 WhatsApp chats with suitors had been secured.
The couple then offered the young woman on the Internet under the pseudonym "Orient Girl Hülya", so earned at least several thousand euros.
Nesrin A. had hope for a new life in Munich
But why did not Nesra A. just say no? On several occasions, the judge tried his verdict and the family history as a possible explanation at the sentencing. She had "lived in a strictly Muslim home". In 2015, her family fled to Germany. "She had little free time, had to wear the headscarf, which was tightly controlled," Stoll said. The only contact with men she had had were isolated, strictly supervised telephone conversations and correspondence with an old friend in Afghanistan.
Because she had to wear a headscarf, there had been conflicts with her parents. Nesrin A. was full of hope for a new life in Munich. "It was the first time that she traveled alone," says Stoll. An easy victim - the girl had been "very naive". She was "no German woman according to this age" developed.
But as much as Nesrin A. disturbed her parents' strong Islamic-conservative view of the world - if one believes the court's arguments, that was exactly what she was destined to do. Shortly after her arrival in Bavaria, there was sexual intercourse with Tarik V. She had later spoken of a rape, which he had denied. The court interpreted what happened as a sexual assault. But with the lost virginity, the couple then put the woman under such pressure that she eventually prostituted herself.
At first, Tarik V., according to the charges, had lured the Berliner to marry her. He said phrases like, "If you love me, you'll do it for me." He had initially spent his fiancée as his sister. But it did not take long for the court to convict him that if she did not sleep with the paying men, he would tell her devout and heart-sick parents that she was no longer a virgin. The woman was scared, ashamed, afraid of being suddenly cast out.
The perpetrators isolated Nesrin A. and consciously use their predicament
He also threatened the investigators also, cut off her head and send this to her parents, if she disobeys. There have been several death threats, Judge Stoll said. But crucial is the threat to go to the parents and tell them everything. "The victim knew she had virtually no honor with her family due to the loss of her virginity."
For Stoll is clear: "The defendants have deliberately exploited this predicament." As a motive the court saw simply money shortage of the Munich couple. Tarik V. was unemployed, his fiancé had lost their jobs as an interpreter for authorities and courts because of a different investigation. The woman, who also went down the drain was also "the driving force" of the pimp business, negotiated with the men about the price.
The couple isolated Nesrin A. early, she logged off on Facebook and Instagram and took her cell phone off. Then the two wrote according to the court in Nesrin's name a text message to the parents that this is no longer home.
At the beginning of the trial, the defendants had denied the deeds. In the judgment Tarik V. worked mostly motionless. His fiancée, despite warm temperatures entering the courtroom, wore a thick coat, hooded - apparently not to be recognized. Whether defense and prosecution go into revision, was initially unclear - the prosecution had six years in prison, the defense demanded an acquittal.
At the end of March 2018, Nesrin A., who had also temporarily taken away their papers, had finally turned to a suitor who took them to the nearest police station. To this day she suffers from the consequences of what has happened. "She had inflammation of the genitals," Stoll said. She still has mental health problems. "They ruined my life," she said during the trial.
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