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Swiss national Juerg Buergin told the court that he does not remember the girl whom he allegedly had sex with twice. Buergin is accused of having paid sex with an underage girl. He confessed not having recognized the girl even when she appeared in court last week.
Buergin entered a not guilty plea to two charges of paying for sex with an underage prostitute at the Shangri-La Hotel in September 2010 and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in January 2011. The woman, now 20, was 17 at the time of the alleged offenses, according to prosecutors.
“I wish to give evidence,” Buergin said after being advised by the judge that he can remain silent or testify in his defense.
Buergin, who used the name Robert James to communicate with the woman’s pimp, also sought the services of at least 10 other women between ages 20 and 43, his lawyer Selva Naidu has said. Buergin maintains that he does not remember what had happened in the hotel rooms. He is confused whether he had full sex, oral sex or masturbation with the girl.
Despite being asked several times throughout the three-hour hearing, Buergin could not recall the exact amount that he had paid her. However, he admitted being aware that it was illegal to have paid sex with an underage girl. He said he did not ask the girl for her age or checked her identity card.
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