International • Created May 10, 2019 03:04

BELGIUM: ‘Sugar daddy’ dating site fined

The Norwegian businessman behind a “millionaire dating” site has been handed a six-month suspended sentence for promoting prostitution. A court in Belgium handed the sentence to Sigurd Vedal, the investor behind RichMeetBeautiful, which connects wealthy older men to young women. Mr Vedal was personally fined €24,000 and his company €240,000 (£207,000). The site caused a […]

BELGIUM: ‘Sugar daddy’ dating site fined

The Norwegian businessman behind a “millionaire dating” site has been handed a six-month suspended sentence for promoting prostitution.

A court in Belgium handed the sentence to Sigurd Vedal, the investor behind RichMeetBeautiful, which connects wealthy older men to young women.

Mr Vedal was personally fined €24,000 and his company €240,000 (£207,000).

The site caused a scandal in 2017 after advertising “sugar daddies” to Belgian university students.

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