UN judge found guilty of forcing young woman to work as her slave

A UN judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave who she "exploited and abused".

- Jamie Grierson

Lydia Mugambe, 49, took "advantage of her status" over the victim in the "most egregious way" by preventing her from holding down steady employment and forcing her to work as her maid and to provide childcare without payment, prosecutors said.

Mugambe, who is also a high court judge in Uganda, was found guilty yesterday of conspiring to facilitate the commission of a breach of UK immigration law, facilitating travel with a view to exploitation, forcing someone to work, and conspiracy to intimidate a witness after a trial at Oxford crown court.