A couple who enslaved a young woman for 16 years at their home in the US have been sentenced to seven years in jail.Seems like they should each have gotten at least sixteen years penal servitude.
Mohammed Touré and his wife Denise Cros-Touré, both 58, were found guilty in January of bringing the maiden of tender years from Guinea to Texas and forcing her to work for them without pay in early 2000.
I'd call being forced to work without pay slavery.
The couple, both citizens of Guinea, may lose their US immigration status, the US Department of Justice said.
Sounds like a good idea, which means they probably won't.
Mr Touré is the son of Guinea's first president, Ahmed Sékou Touré.
Ahah. Laws don't normally apply to VIPs. Wonder what went wrong?
The pair were also ordered to pay $288,620.24 (£222,702) in compensation.
That works out to $18,000 a year of slavery and about $38 change.
The girl, who has not been named, is thought to have been five years old when she arrived in the US. She was forced to clean, cook and take care of the couple's children for 16 years. They also confiscated her passport and denied her access to schooling.