“His sleeping accommodation was shared with three dogs and he described himself as ‘the fourth dog in the household,’ Rufus D’Cruz said.
A 31-year-old Hungarian man with learning difficulties had been held captive for two years by his slave master. Janos Sztojka used a Taser-like stun gun to control his every move and kept him locked. The 33-year-old human trafficking boss would force his virtual prisoner to do all the work at his house and spend the hard-earned money on himself.
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Rufus D’Cruz, prosecuting, said: “He had no access to cash and was paid in food and cigarettes and sometimes not even that.
“He wasn’t allowed to leave the house, the defendant would lock the door and not let him out and he felt like he was in prison, being monitored by CCTV cameras.
“If he refused to do something he would be shouted at and slapped on the face, leaving him scared, stressed, and nervous.
“His sleeping accommodation was shared with three dogs and he described himself as ‘the fourth dog in the household.’ He wasn’t allowed to eat what, or when, he wanted.”
Sztoska who had been deported from the UK for burglary and money laundering smuggled Hungarian men aged between 19 and 56 who spoke a bit of English. The slave master promised them decent salaries only to pay their salaries into Onepay card accounts handled by him.
After admitting five counts of arranging travel with the intent to exploit and one count of forced labour, Sztoska was charged with six years imprisonment.
“The treatment of your victims, in particular one of them, was deplorable,” Judge Robert Brown told Sztoska.
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“He was particularly vulnerable, with learning difficulties, and you had him captive in your household for two years. When he wasn’t working in a factory he was performing chores in your home at your behest.
“There was a high degree of deceitfulness towards all five victims as you controlled their pay cards and they were economically trapped.”
