Inside the squalid house and caravan where twisted human trafficker kept 35p-an-hour slaves
Miroslav Bily, 51, branded a 'parasite' by judge after exploiting vulnerable men he lured to the UK with the promise of work
A SLAVE master who forced vulnerable men to work for little or no pay while living in squalid and dangerous conditions has been jailed for almost four years.
Miroslav Bily, 51, lured five victims to the UK with the promise of work and brought them over by ferry.
He made them toil up to 12 hours a day gardening, painting and decorating, and working in garages and restaurants.
Then he took the small amount they earned - as little as 35p an hour - to pay off debts.
Four of the men were forced to live in a filthy house in Derby with mouldy walls, dangerous wiring and no heating or hot water. A fifth was put up in a squalid caravan in nearby Chellaston.
Victim Rudolph Csorba was found wandering the streets in a dishevelled state after fleeing from "controlling" Bily despite his threats.
A passerby called an ambulance, and a paramedic realised what had happened to him and called police.
Rudolph said: "We had to go to work from 9am to 7pm every single day except Sundays.
"We weren't paid a single penny. We were getting £2 of tobacco every other day, £1 of salami and some bread."
He told cops he and four others were forced to live in a filthy unfurnished house with only a few mattresses on the floor.
It was so unhygienic he asked to move to the cramped caravan as it was more comfortable than the house.
Officers later rescued more victims from the slaver.
Bily was sentenced to 45 months in prison after pleading guilty to exploitation.
Prosecutor Martin Hurst said Hungarian national Bily enslaved the vulnerable victims on trips to the Czech Republic.
He said: “He knew the places to go. He would target people who were down on their luck and offer work. He would promise a good home."
But when they arrived they "lived in squalid conditions.”
He added at Derby crown court: “The defendant brought vulnerable people to this city in order to put them to work.
“He had the view, when bringing them here, he was going to exploit them.”
Sentencing judge Peter Cooke described Bily as “parasitic” and and “corrupt and manipulative” and said he ran a “profoundly cynical scheme”.
The judge said: “Exploitation of fellow human beings in any way represents deliberate degrading of their value as human beings.
“You played the role of recruiter and transporter. You went looking for your victims. You carried out a programme of exploiting them.
"Yes, you provided accommodation, but little more than bare bones. You fed them. You provided cigarettes and alcohol. But you did not pay them.”
Outside court Det Chief Inspector Rick Alton said: “We are very satisfied with that sentence.
"It sends a clear message out that exploitation will not be tolerated."
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