An investigation Freedom shows how, over the course of at least 16 years, Alexandru Marcu, the owner of a handmade jewelry business and a vegan restaurant in Bucharest, illegally employed and sexually abused vulnerable minors, according to the testimony of six victims and other witnesses.
People on the street in Bucharest Photo: lcv / Alamy / Alamy / Profimedia
He built a business where predominantly teenage girls worked, without a work permit. He convinced some of the underage employees to have sex or even move in with him, several young women said. The girls came from disadvantaged backgrounds with absent parents.
Surrounded by teenage girls and young women dependent on him, Alexandru Marcu (45 years old today) formed what some interviewees called a “sect”. He required them to remain the only man in their lives once they lost their virginity to him, the girls reported.
Liberty has found, so far, 8 victims. Seven of them were minors when they had sex with Marcu, according to the testimonies.
Read the entire investigation on Libertatea.ro
