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Bonded Labor in Crescent Springs, Kentucky (2007)

A bonded labor case from 2007 in Crescent Springs, Kentucky, United States.

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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?

What happened

Yes, federal state and local authorities conducted an investigation into possible labor and trafficking charges at a Chinese restaurant. As a result following the raid the restaurant was closed and authorities have declined to release any other information.

Response and intervention

Information about the victims have not been released. However, the restaurant was shut down.

Domestic Servitude2006

Fort Thomas, Kentucky, United States, 2006

United States US

Paula Steltenkamp and Greg Coburn brought over a girl from the Philippines and forced her to work for them. The victim states they didn't abide by the contract she signed, which stated she would work for 40 hours a week for $200. The Victim states she wasn't paid the agreed amount, she was physically assaulted, denied access to a phone, isolated, and threatened with deportation.

Needs a sourceArchive 2008–2016
Sex Trafficking2004

Springdale, Ohio, United States, 2004

United States US

His name is Angel "Skinny" Batista, he was forty years old at the time of his arrest. He is from the Dominican Republic, speaks no English, and was found guilty on charges of murder and promoting prostitution after he killed a customer in his brothel. He used rotating girls, and advertised with business cards in spanish, placed in cash checking stores and restaurants.

Needs a sourceArchive 2008–2016
CSEC2009

Dillsboro, Indiana, United States, 2009

United States US

In Fulton County, Ismaiel Pachico, 35, was charged with sexual conduct with a person under the age of 16, and Mezia Sinforiano, 61; Francisco Baltazar, 32; Pablo Trigueros, 60, and Wilmar Velasquez Bravo, 20, were charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.

1 sourceArchive 2008–2016