Bosnian Court Confirms Ex-Soldier’s Sexual Slavery Conviction

The verdict said Todovic “bought” her from another soldier and took her to an apartment in the town where he kept her captive.

“Todovic held the woman in the apartment in inhumane conditions without food, water, electricity and heating, while mistreating her physically and sexually on a daily basis,” the verdict said.

The woman, who testified as a protected witness in the trial under the codename S-1, managed to escape from the apartment with the help of three Serbs on March 5, 1993, the verdict added.

The Appeals Chamber confirmed that Todovic also has to pay his victim 13,100 Bosnian marks, equal to about 6,670 euros, for the pain and fear she suffered, as well as for her reduced ability to live a normal life.

The verdict cannot be appealed.