Human trafficker caged for bringing woman to Scotland from Romania and forcing her to work as prostitute

A man who trafficked a woman from Romania into Scotland and forced her to work as a prostitute has been jailed.

George Coman was jailed for four years for his offences, which included attacking the woman when she conplained about the control he was exerting over her.

The High Court in Kilmarnock heard today, Wednesday, January 28, 2026, that Coman "identified and targeted" the woman in his homeland, gave her money and helped bring her to Scotland.

Once she touched down at Glasgow Airport, she was met there and picked up by Coman. 

He told her she was going to be working as a prostitute and that she had already been advertised online as offering sexual services.

She immediately said she wanted to return to Romania, but did not have a ticket and could not read, write or speak English.

Coman, 35, told her she would have to pay him £1,300 for a ticket to return to their homeland.

And he said she would need to work as a prostitute to earn the money to pay him for the air fare.

He took her back to his home in Glasgow's Govan area and interacted with men who enquired through the obline listing about her sexual services. 

He arranged for her to meet men, took payment for the sex services, drove her to a hotel for sex with men and controlled the money.

He also facilitated her having sex with a man at the Govan Road flat, another man at a property in Kilmarnock, and another man at a flat in Glasgow's Dennistoun area. 

He also went through her phone and deleted contact information from it, then attacked her when she challenged him.

He pulled her by the hair and struck her on the head, leaving her injured.

After she managed to make contact with her mum and said she wanted to return home, Coman drove her to thr airport.

But he left when she told him she was going to report him to the police over what he'd done.

The court heard the woman had come to Scotland on Ferbruary 16, 2024, and returned to Romania three days later, on February 19.

Coman admitted his guilt previously and appeared in the dock at the High Court in Kilmarnock heard today/yesterday (WED) to be sentenced.

Advocate Simon Gilbride said: "He apologises for his actions and being involved in this activity.

"He was involved in a lifestyle." 

He said his partner, who was his former co-accused, whose address was given on court papers as Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, had also previously worked as a prostitute.

And he said that she had since returned to Romania and that Coman wanted to move back to his homeland "and make a life there".

He admitted a charge of assault and one of breaching Section 1(1) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015.

As he jailed Coman for four years, reduced from five due to his guilty plea, Lord Cubie said: "You pleaded guilty to an offence under the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act.

"You humiliated and violated her and interrupted her sense of self worth and stability.

"You've displayed victim blaming.

"She had been deceived into sexual activity."

The sentence was backdated to Ferbruary 26, 2024, when he was first remanded in custody.

Detective Chief Inspector Paul McNamara said: “We are fully committed to targeting criminals who exploit, control and abuse people and we will work closely with our partner agencies, both nationally and internationally, to target and pursue offenders whilst raising public awareness to help identify and safeguard victims ensuring they receive the necessary protection and support.

“Human trafficking is an abhorrent and reprehensible crime and a blight on our communities and has no place in Scotland.

“Exploiting vulnerable people purely for financial gain has an unmeasurable long-term impact on its victims. Our thoughts remain with them as Coman now faces the consequences of his crimes .

“Victims of trafficking can be vulnerable and may be unlikely to contact police and information from local communities is vital and can be key to helping us identify when someone is being trafficked or exploited. I would urge anyone with any information or concerns about exploitation of any kind to report this to police on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, so we can investigate and take action."