Man and woman appear in court over sex trafficking allegations
A man and woman, from Birmingham, appeared in court over allegations of UK sex trafficking.
A man and woman have appeared in court over an alleged sex trafficking conspiracy operating in the Midlands.
Istvan Kovacs, aged 49, and Melinda Hegedus, aged 31, spoke through a Hungarian translator to confirm their names at the hearing at Wolverhampton Crown Court yesterday (Monday, May 18).
Kovacs, of Wood Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, faces allegations of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and false imprisonment, allegedly committed in Sandwell. He and Hegedus, also of Wood Lane, face allegations of conspiracy to traffic persons into the UK for the purpose of sexual exploitation, conspiracy to control prostitution for gain, and concealing property.
Both deny the allegations and the matter was adjourned for trial next year.