Man jailed for 10 years over rape and robbery of two women in Amsterdam

A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping, robbing and imprisoning two women in Amsterdam earlier this year, Dutch news agency ANP reported. The court also awarded the women more than €30,000 in compensation.

The Amsterdam District Court imposed the sentence on Soufiane El A., matching the term sought by prosecutors, according to ANP.

The two women, who worked as sex workers, had arranged appointments with the men through a website for paid sex. ANP reported that when El A. did not have enough money, a second man came to the address. The pair then pulled knives, forced the women on to a sofa and took phones and cash before raping them.

As they left, the men locked the front door from outside. The women were trapped for hours until a neighbour called the emergency number. The second defendant was a minor and appeared before a juvenile court, ANP reported.