A couple from Chisinau was sentenced to 18 and, respectively, 19 years in jail for recruiting girls, including minor ones, to prostitute themselves. The man, who got a harsher punishment, was also found guilty of hurting a pedestrian by his car, IPN reports.

According to the General Police Inspectorate, the girls had been sexually exploited in several apartments in Chisinau during two months. The procurers promised that the girls will get half of the earnings.

The prosecutors also established that the 23-year-old woman procurer swindled another woman out of about 19,000 lei by convincing her to purchase a telephone on credit.

The court decision in this case is not yet definitive.