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Henrietta Paget and James Gwatkin

Henrietta Paget leading James Gwatkin: Modern slavery defendants sentenced

On 25th March 2022, four Defendants convicted of modern slavery offences together with related fraud and money laundering offences were sentenced by HHJ Greenberg QC at Reading Crown Court. The victim in the case was forced into servitude and enslaved for more than five years. The two principal defendants were each sentenced to terms of imprisonment of nine years.

The sentences followed a seven week trial between October and December 2021 prosecuted by Henrietta and James.

News coverage can be found below:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/family-jailed-polish-maid-enfield-birmingham-b990623.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10654515/Family-jailed-bringing-Polish-woman-UK-forcing-work-slave.html