Human trafficking beast forced men to have sex with each other for 20 hours a day 

 

A human trafficker has been jailed for forcing men to have sex with other men for up to 20 hours a day.

But although Andras Janos Vass is going behind bars for 11 years, the victims of his sadistic enterprise say they will bear the mental scars of their ordeal for the rest of their lives.

One of the ringleaders of a gang who trafficked young men into the USA from Hungary, the 26-year-old was working with two other men, prosecutors say, Gabor Acs and Viktor Berki, although they are still awaiting trial.

Running a company called Never Sleep Inc, Vass was involved in bringing in young male victims from Hungary, where most lived in poverty, reports the Miami Herald .

In New York, the men, all in their 20s, lived in a one-bedroom apartment which housed up to eight, where they performed sex acts at any time of day , either with men or on webcams, according to the arrest warrant.

One victim told the court in Miami-Dade, Florida, through a Hungarian interpreter: “It’s really hard for me to socialise, to mingle with people. I started drinking heavily to try and forget. I lost all my friends."

Two Hungarian victims were picked up by Vass through GayRomeo.com while another victim was a male prostitute “living with gypsies” when he met Acs through Facebook.

It was back in 2012 when the three victims were flown to New York and what they believed was a legitimate business.

Homeland Security Investigations agent Melissa Pavlikowski wrote in an arrest warrant: "[The victims] believed they would only be in New York for a few months to make tens of thousands of dollars before returning to their homeland and their families."

Enslaved: The victims of Vass' trafficking ring had their travel documents removed so they could not escape 
 

Miami-Dade prosecutor Brenda Mezick told the judge that the men lived through "absolute terror" and were not allowed to have their travel documents to escape.

A victim statement read to the court said: "I was under their control, all day, all night.

“They used me like I was a machine. They sold me to strangers. I was not allowed to be tired. I was not allowed to be sad.”

Although a move in August 2012 to Miami was meant to signal an end to the prostitution, the men were soon in a similar situation.

The maximum penalty for Vass' crimes could have been up to 155 years in prison, but defence lawyer Adam Goodman said that before taking his role in the ring, he was a victim himself at the hand of the other man and was forced to marry one.

Vass said: “I know very well that I am culpable. After I do my time, I would like to start a new clean life and I’m asking for God’s help and I pray every day for forgiveness.”