Jones Robert Williams, an Australian national and Managing Director of Jinja Marine Supplies Co. Ltd., was arraigned at Jinja Chief Magistrates Court for rape and trafficking in persons on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
According to SCP Fred Enanga, the suspect took advantage of his female employees and threatened to fire them if they did not engage in sexual relations with him.
“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,” Enanga said.
He added that the pornographic content that was created was shared on specialised websites at a cost.
Williams was charged with rape and trafficking in persons by the Sexual and Gender-Based Violent Department of CID Headquarters, in coordination with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
SCP Enanga, the police spokesperson, reiterated that human trafficking and sexual abuse are disgraceful and unacceptable crimes in society.
He urged the public to work with the police to identify and help vulnerable individuals avoid being exploited.
The police and ODPP pledged to continue to investigate and vigorously prosecute human traffickers and sexual predators in order to bring justice to victims.
