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| Swedish trial opens of 'sex slave' doctor | Swedish trial opens of 'sex slave' doctor |
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| A Swedish doctor accused of drugging, raping and kidnapping a woman with the intention of keeping her as a sex slave has gone on trial in Stockholm. | A Swedish doctor accused of drugging, raping and kidnapping a woman with the intention of keeping her as a sex slave has gone on trial in Stockholm. |
| According to the indictment read out by prosecutors, the 38-year-old defendant drove the unconscious woman through the night to a steel and concrete bunker where he planned to keep her captive for years. | According to the indictment read out by prosecutors, the 38-year-old defendant drove the unconscious woman through the night to a steel and concrete bunker where he planned to keep her captive for years. |
| Prosecutors say the carefully planned and executed crime came unstuck only when the defendant learned that police were searching for the woman. He panicked and took her to a police station to show that she was all right, but police saw she was acting strangely and took her aside for questioning. | Prosecutors say the carefully planned and executed crime came unstuck only when the defendant learned that police were searching for the woman. He panicked and took her to a police station to show that she was all right, but police saw she was acting strangely and took her aside for questioning. |
| The victim sat in court wearing a shawl over her head and face. Her counsel told the court she suffered from recurring nightmares. | The victim sat in court wearing a shawl over her head and face. Her counsel told the court she suffered from recurring nightmares. |
| The defendant, whose name has not been published in line with privacy rules, has admitted to kidnapping and unlawful detention, but denies rape. | The defendant, whose name has not been published in line with privacy rules, has admitted to kidnapping and unlawful detention, but denies rape. |
| The indictment said he met the woman for a date in Stockholm in September, during which he pretended to be an American. Two days later he met her again, this time feeding her strawberries dipped in chocolate spiked with the drug Rohypnol; he marked some that were drug-free to eat himself. | The indictment said he met the woman for a date in Stockholm in September, during which he pretended to be an American. Two days later he met her again, this time feeding her strawberries dipped in chocolate spiked with the drug Rohypnol; he marked some that were drug-free to eat himself. |
| When she was unconscious he took the woman to his car in a wheelchair, prosecutors said. He had purchased rubber masks to hide their identities during the journey, although he did not use them. He continued to inject the woman with sedatives during the long drive to his home near Kristianstad in southern Sweden, while monitoring her pulse and blood pressure. | When she was unconscious he took the woman to his car in a wheelchair, prosecutors said. He had purchased rubber masks to hide their identities during the journey, although he did not use them. He continued to inject the woman with sedatives during the long drive to his home near Kristianstad in southern Sweden, while monitoring her pulse and blood pressure. |
| The woman awoke inside a soundproof concrete bunker that he had spent five years building inside a traditional wooden barn. Police found notes on the man’s computer in which he had discussed erecting a pole for pole-dancing and a bench where he planned to have sex. | The woman awoke inside a soundproof concrete bunker that he had spent five years building inside a traditional wooden barn. Police found notes on the man’s computer in which he had discussed erecting a pole for pole-dancing and a bench where he planned to have sex. |
| He had also drawn up a “contract” in which he promised to shorten her time in the bunker in return for specific sex acts, and lengthen it if she refused, according to the 600-page police indictment, reported in Expressen newspaper. The contract specified 10 years of incarceration. | He had also drawn up a “contract” in which he promised to shorten her time in the bunker in return for specific sex acts, and lengthen it if she refused, according to the 600-page police indictment, reported in Expressen newspaper. The contract specified 10 years of incarceration. |
| The doctor then took samples from the woman and had them tested in his surgery for sexually transmitted diseases. Prosecutors have opened a separate investigation into the possibility that the man planned to abduct more women. | |
| A forensic psychiatric examination found the doctor had a mental disorder, but it was not so serious that he could avoid prison, according to Swedish media. | A forensic psychiatric examination found the doctor had a mental disorder, but it was not so serious that he could avoid prison, according to Swedish media. |
| “My client desperately wanted a life partner,” the man’s lawyer, Mari Schaub, told reporters on Monday. “He is a very unhappy man. He has no girlfriend … This is no sexual sadist we are dealing with. He is an ordinary man of flesh and blood.” | “My client desperately wanted a life partner,” the man’s lawyer, Mari Schaub, told reporters on Monday. “He is a very unhappy man. He has no girlfriend … This is no sexual sadist we are dealing with. He is an ordinary man of flesh and blood.” |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |