US woman jailed for “modern-day slavery”
“Modern-day slavery” of two Indonesian housekeepers has brought a sentence of 11 years in jail upon a wealthy New York woman, according to BBC news today. Her husband was to be sentenced later and expected to get a shorter term.
Additionally, she was fined US$25,000.
Reading the news, I think the conclusion of the court was based on regular beatings and seizure of the housekeepers’ visas by the accused.
Isn’t it surprising that slavery or “modern-day slavery” so called by the prosecutors in charge still existed in a country like the US.
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