This is the face of an evil pimp caged for ten years for raping a teenage virgin and forcing her to have sex with up to five punters a day.
Cezar Livius Murariu, 28, lured the 18 year-old Romanian girl to a house in Hendon Way, Hendon, North London where he raped her then forced her into prostitution.
He was convicted of rape and two counts of controlling prostitution for gain and was also placed on the sex offenders’ register for life.
Southwark Crown Court heard ‘Natalya’ was befriended by Murariu and left her hometown to start a new life in London – with the defendant paying her coach fare.
Just three days into the trip she was raped by the defendant then unwillingly sold to sex customers for £40 a time under the threat of her family being told she was a prostitute.
On July 31, last year officers from the Metropolitan Police’s former Human Trafficking Team and Operation Golf - a joint investigation team with Romanian police - mounted a fast incident response to rescue the young woman.
The police rescued Natalya within 48 hours of being contacted by the family, who had raised the alarm that she was in trouble.
Natalya had managed to send text messages to her family, which they passed on to the Romanian officer on Operation Golf, to get help.
Working with the family, officers instructed her to send over a number plate of a vehicle in the vicinity of where she was being held and this then helped pinpoint the location.
Two days later, Natalya was rescued from the local park, where she was made to exercise to keep in shape for their clients.
Officers surrounded the park to secure the area, then rescued Natalya and took her to a safe location.
Police said that she was visibly afraid when rescued from the scene and grateful that she had finally been saved.
Natalya had a number of missed calls on her phone from Murariu, who had been frantically searching for her.
Murariu was later arrested by officers from the team, in the vicinity of the residence, actively searching for Natalya.
“This vulnerable young European woman has been lured over to the UK, under the false promise of legitimate work and financial gain,” said Detective Constable Roddy Llewellyn of Operation Golf.
“She found herself being sold for sex.
“We work tirelessly both home and abroad to catch these criminals, to stop the exploitation of these young women.”
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