Human trafficker lived ‘like king’ while holding slave, 31, captive for two years after sneaking back into Britain

A HUMAN trafficker lived “like a king” while holding a slave captive for two years, a court heard.

Janos Sztojka, 33, used a stun gun on one victim and forced him sleep on the floor next to dogs.

SWNSJanos Sztojka has been jailed for six years after admitting modern slavery and fraud offence[/caption]

SWNSHe used a 30,000-volt stun gun on one of his victims[/caption]

He sneaked back into Britain after being deported before smuggling four Hungarian men into the country to work in a factory.

A court heard Sztojka promised the men good pay but instead kept their wages or gave them a fraction of what they had earned while he “lived like a king”.

One victim with learning difficulties was attacked with a 30,000 volt stun gun and forced to sleep without no bed beside the family dogs.

He wasn’t allowed to use the toilet or shower and was forced to use the garden.

SLAVE BOSS JAILED

During the sickening ordeal, he was shouted at or slapped if he refused to do chores.

The victim’s two-year nightmare ended when police were alerted to exploitation of workers in Leicestershire.

Sztojka, who also called himself “Johnny Boss”, was arrested in December last year following a huge modern slavery investigation.

He admitted five counts of facilitating travel of a person with a view to exploitation, one count of requiring someone to perform forced or compulsory labour, one count of making or supplying articles for use in fraud and one count of being concerned in money laundering.

Sztojka, of Braunstone, Leics., also admitted possessing a stun gun, and was jailed for six years at Leicester Crown Court yesterday.

The court was told concerns were initially raised by the factory company itself and by an employment agency.

Five victims were identified who had been flown from Hungary to the UK for work.

Sztojka arranged for the men to work at the factory, making himself the point of contact for the men and to assist with translation.

He also set up accounts for the men to be paid into and placed them in accommodation.

Sztojka, who was in the UK in contravention of a deportation order, was found to be using the money paid into the accounts to fund his own extravagant lifestyle.

He was also found to have set up bank accounts in the names of the victims and then used these accounts to carry out fraud including taking out loans or siphoning money.

Detective Constable Daljinder Gill, of Leicestershire Police, said: “Thanks to the dedicated work of all of the team involved, Sztojka has had to admit his actions in court and his exploitation of vulnerable victims.

“I would like to recognise the bravery and co-operation of the victims in this case who have helped us massively to ensure this successful prosecution as well as those who provided information in relation to the offending which led to the initial investigation.

“Modern slavery unfortunately remains very much ongoing across the UK today.

“We urge people to be aware, to spot the signs and to report any suspicions they have to us.”