The prosecution requested Wednesday, September 16 a six-year prison sentence against a 22-year-old young man who has been appearing since Monday before the Nanterre criminal court for having led a prostitution network between 2018 and 2019 in the Paris region.
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Nicknamed "
Zyzy
" or "
Zyz
", Julien N. is accused of having employed five to seven women, according to accounts, in the cities of Colombes, Nanterre, Puteaux and Levallois-Perret (Hauts-de-Seine).
Tuesday, the defendant, in flowery language, admitted at the bar to have organized the prostitution of two young women and to have "
benefited
" from the money generated by the work of a third.
But he categorically denied having hit some of them, forcing them to tattoo his nickname on their bodies or even having demanded that they give him 350 euros every day.
On Wednesday, the prosecutor Jean-Pascal Oualid issued a very severe indictment against Julien N. and the six other defendants prosecuted.
"
These are individuals who deny the existence of the other to exploit their body for the purpose of profiting from it, the woman is lowered to the rank of a sexual object to generate cash
", denounced the magistrate.
"
This finds its climax in this case in the order to have the name of 'Zyz' tattooed on the body as a sign of belonging, a bit like the cattle that belong to his breeder,
" he added, by evoking the "
intimidation
" and "
threats
" evoked by the victims.
In addition to the six years required against the main defendant, the prosecutor requested four years in prison against Adil O., whose accommodation in Puteaux had been identified as one of the places of prostitute activities.
Sentences of 6 to 18 months in prison were required against the other five defendants.
