A Nigerian sex trafficker
who used witchcraft rituals to silence the teenage girls he smuggled into
Britain for prostitution was jailed for 20 years on Monday.
Osezua Osolase,
42, tricked three impoverished Nigerian orphans into travelling to Britain
before attempting to sell them to gangs in Europe for prostitution.
The recycling
plant worker, who lived in Kent, southeast England, used west African juju
rituals to instil terror in the three girls, aged 14, 16 and 17.
"You are
undoubtedly a very, very dishonest man," said judge Adele Williams as she
sentenced him at Canterbury Crown Court in Kent.
"You are
arrogant and manipulative; you are devoid of conscience, devoid of any
compassion to your victims."
Osolase, who has
HIV, was found guilty after a six-week trial on Friday of five counts of
trafficking for sexual exploitation, one count of rape and one of sexual
activity with a child.
The fact that he
had raped one girl knowing that he has HIV was a "seriously
aggravating" factor, Williams said.
It was recommended
that Osolase be deported once he has served his sentence.
Oath of silence
He had convinced
the girls to travel to Britain with fake Nigerian passports by promising them
an education and modelling careers, the court heard.
He was stopped at
Stansted Airport, north of London, in April last year while attempting to board
a plane.
His 16-year-old
victim told police that he had performed a juju ritual on her in Nigeria in
which blood was taken from her and hair was cut from her head and genitals.
She was then made
to swear an oath of silence.
Police believe
there were at least 25 victims of Osolase's trafficking ring, which smuggled
girls into Britain before passing them on to gangs in countries including Italy
and Spain.
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