Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found guilty 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.
The trial was told Mugambe forced her victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, to work as her maid and provide free childcare while preventing her from holding down steady employment.
Jurors were also shown footage of Mugambe telling police she had “immunity” and was “not a criminal” when she was arrested.
Mugambe was appointed to the UN‘s judicial roster in May 2023, according to her UN profile page. That was three months after police were called to her address in Oxfordshire.
Caroline Haughey KC, for the prosecution, said in court: “Lydia Mugambe has exploited and abused [the woman], taking advantage of her lack of understanding of her rights to properly paid employment and deceiving her as to the purpose of her coming to the UK.”
Mugambe, who is a High Court judge in Uganda, denied forcing the young woman to do household chores and claimed she “always” treated her with love, care and patience.
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