Overview
- The suspect, a man in his 60s from northern Sweden, has been in custody since October after his wife reported the case to police.
- Prosecutor Ida Annerstedt says the investigation points to roughly 120 buyers, with alleged encounters occurring in person and online.
- Two men believed to have paid for sex with the woman have been charged, and prosecutors expect to charge additional suspects.
- Under Swedish law, buying sex and procuring are crimes, aggravated procuring carries a potential two to ten years in prison, and buyers face up to one year.
- The accused denies wrongdoing, and prosecutors have declined to say whether coercion or drugging occurred, with a trial expected soon after the March 13 filing.