Bonded LaborArchive 2008–2016

Bonded Labor in Montgomery, Alabama (2009)

A bonded labor case from 2009 in Montgomery, Alabama, 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

Abrorkhodja Askarkhodjaev, 30, Nodir Yunusov, 22, Rustamjon Shukurov, 21, citizens of Uzbekistan living in Mission; Ilkham Fazilov, 44, Nodirbek Abdoollayev, 27, citizens of Uzbekistan living in Kansas City; Viorel Simon, 27, Alexandru Frumasache , 23, citizens of Moldova living in Kansas City, Kan.; Kristin Dougherty, 49, of Ellisville, Mo.; Andrew Cole, 53, of St. Charles, Mo.; Abdukakhar Azizkhodjaev, 49, a citizen of Uzbekistan living in Panama City, Fla.; and Sandjar Agzamov, 27, and Jakhongir Kakhkharov, 29, citizens of Uzbekistan who recently left the United States

Response and intervention

A 45 count indictment has been brought against the 8 traffickers. Information is scarce based on an ongoing grand jury investigation.

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Domestic Servitude2009

Arlington, United States, 2009

United States US

Below is a link and the text of a news article reporting the indictment: http://cbs2.com/national/slave.domestic.servitude.2.1364018.html Dec 11, 2009 7:00 am US/Pacific Texas Couple Accused Of Keeping Mother As Slave Husband, Wife Allegedly Kept Woman In Servitude 9 Years; Also Accused Of Sexual Assault FORT WORTH (CBS) ― [Click to zoom.] Click to enlarge 1 of 1 CBS Close numSlides of totalImages Related Slideshows News Year In Review 2009 Related Stories * Archaeologists Find Remains of 1841 Slave Ship (11/25/2008) * Prosecutors: Afghan Girl Kept As Slave In Seattle (10/17/2008) * Fla. Woman Gets Jail In Teen Slave Case (5/20/2008) Related Links * KTVT-TV Local Coverage A federal grand jury has formally accused an Arlington couple of keeping a widowed, Nigerian mother of six in domestic servitude, or in essence holding her as their slave. According to the Justice Department, husband and wife, Emmanuel and Ngozi Nnaji, held the woman for nine years. Officials believe the Nnajis promised the woman that she would be paid, and there would be support for her children, if she came to work for them as a domestic servant, reports CBS station KTVT-TV in Dallas. The abuse allegedly happened while the couple lived at a house in the 1500 block of Green Hill Drive, in Arlington. KTVT went there and tried to speak to a woman who came out of the house, but she had nothing to say. We're told the victim no longer lives at the house. Part of the seven-count indictment alleges that the couple used unscrupulous means to get fraudulent immigration documents, confiscated the victim's official documents, secretly kept her in their home and forced her to work long hours with no days off for little or no pay. Emmanuel Nnaji is also accused of sexually assaulting the victim and threatening the woman if she called police. Ngozi Nnaji is a Nigerian national. Click here to read the entire U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas criminal complaint against Emmanuel and Ngozi Nnaji. Officials claim the couple kept the woman isolated from the outside world and refused her requests to be returned home or be paid for her services. Along with not paying the victim, the couple also allegedly failed to provide support for the victim's children back in Nigeria. Contact with her Nigerian family was also monitored and she was prevented from attending church regularly. The couple, who have been charged with conspiracy, forced labor, document servitude, alien harboring and false statements, was arrested on September 30. Both Ngozi and Emmanuel Nnaji face up to 55 years in prison, if convicted. Since Ngozi Nnaji is not a U.S. citizen, if she is convicted she also faces deportation. KTVT spoke to Ngozi Nnaji's attorney who said his client will plead not guilty and that they plan to challenge the charges. The case is being investigated by the FBI. (© MMX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

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Sex Trafficking2011

Homewood, Alabama, United States, 2011

United States US

The Homewood Police Department investigated the crime after a referral from DHR. The police found that the child in question had been forced by the two traffickers to engage in sexual activities with a 36 year old man. The mother and grandmother arranged for the man to meet the child in a motel room. The US Marshall Service Fugitive Task Force arrested the man charged with the molestation of the child in question. The two traffickers were also arrested by the Homewood Police Department. All three perpetrators were charged with human trafficking, sodomy, and sexual abuse of a child under 12. Sources: http://birmingham.myfoxal.com/news/crime/two-women-wanted-sodomy-prostitution-child/72404 http://www.myfoxal.com/story/14368591/another-suspect-arrested-in-homewood-human-trafficking-case?redirected=true

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CSEC2011

Homewood, Alabama, United States, 2011

United States US

Soloman Manasseh Mustafa Age:37 Home Town: Stone Mountain Charged on May 18, 2011. charges of sex trafficking, kidnapping, transporting women across state lines for prostitution, and document servitude. Mustafa faces additional charges associated with receiving child pornography and the coercion or enticement of a minor for sex. Kalandra Annette Wallace Age: 24 Hometown: Jonesboro charges of sex trafficking, kidnapping, transporting women across state lines for prostitution, and document servitude The indictment accuses Mustafa and Wallace of luring young women via dating advertisements on Craigslist, Backpage and other Internet websites, then kidnapping and often physically assaulting or raping them, and locking them in hotel rooms or apartments where they forced them to engage in prostitution. At least two women were bound with duct tape, secured in a closet and then taken to Homewood, Ala. where they were forced to have sex with male customers, according to the indictment. Others were forced to inhale what they believed to be cocaine. Two other victims were handcuffed to a bed to prevent them from fleeing, the indictment stated. Five victims in all. Mustafa is also accused of attempting to entice a 14-year-old girl via text messaging into sending photos of herself to him and then becoming his sex slave, according to the indictment The case spread across metro Atlanta jurisdictions and involved the Atlanta, Gwinnett, Marietta, Sandy Springs, Holly Springs, DeKalb and Clayton police departments as well as the Homewood, Ala., police.

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