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Forced Criminality in Rckingham County, North Carolina (2009)

A forced criminality case from 2009 in Rckingham County, North Carolina, United States. 1 source on file.

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What happened

Article Text: "Rockingham County, NC -- Investigators arrested a man they say kidnapped a woman and refused to let her leave. Rockingham County Sheriff's Department says 46-year-old Wendy Autwell told them she was held against her will for three months at a home in Stoneville. Autwell says Larry McIntyre threatened her life and the lives of her children and grandchildren. The arrest warrant says Autwell was "held as a hostage, terrorized and held in involuntary servitude." Deputies arrested McIntyre and charged him with First Degree Kidnapping. He was placed on a $500,000 bond and an additional $10,000 for a Probation Violation." Original Article Link: http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=130675&catid=57

Response and intervention

Rockingham Count Sherrifs Office have aressted and charged Mclntyre. It is of interest to note that many people who commented on the original article were convinced that the accused is innocent. Has not been released to the public.

Domestic Servitude2009

Monroe, North Carolina, United States, 2009

United States US

Mercedes Farquharson, 63, was arrested in Bulgaria in July after three years on the run. The woman was extradited to North Carolina facing multiple charges of forced labor and servitude. Farquharson kept three children under her control, forcing them to work on a farm in Monroe without breaks and sometimes with no sleep. She claimed to be a religious deity and convinced the biological mother to give her the girls. Farquharson adopted one of the children. News14 - Woman Charged with Enslaving Children Appears in Court - http://news14.com/content/local_news/charlotte/614045/woman-charged-with-enslaving-children-appears-in-court/ N&O - Woman Accused of Enslaving Girls Extradited to NC - http://www.newsobserver.com/1565/story/1669767.html

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Sex Trafficking2008

Monroe, North Carolina, United States, 2008

United States US

Three arrests were made total, including Jarkowsky and two employees*. *These employees are the victims. See below. These two were bonded out of jail but are scheduled to appear in court in September 2008. The Island Spa was shut down.

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