Slavery in New York

No, this is not a BDSM family that's been noticed by the police. If the two witnesses/zero-wage workers told the truth, they were treated pretty much as slaves. Not that it's unique in any sense, just rare for this kind of live-in serf work to go to court. Their matron was entenced to eleven years in jail earlier this week, her husband will be getting his verdict today, friday..

"Prosecutors said the couple, both U.S. citizens, brought two women, identified only as Samirah, 51, and Enung, 47, to the United States from Indonesia with promises to pay $200 a month for housekeeping duties.

Instead, the women testified, they were beaten with brooms, scalded with hot water and forced to eat hot chili peppers as well as forced to carry out household duties. Both were forced to sleep on mats and had to steal food to get enough to eat, prosecutors said."


http://www.reuters.com/article/domes...34274220080626

Um, wow. i don't even know what to say. Damn.

I'm sure the perpetrators thought that they were in the right. (Abusers always do.) Surprised the woman only got eleven years.

Double damn.