Seattle, Washington, United States
Micronesian couple brought an 18-year-old relative to the US with promises of education, then forced her into domestic servitude and hard labor while withholding her documents. Accused: Edk Kenit and Choimina Lukas of Longview, Washington.
Location
United States · Seattle, Washington · 2023 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
ICE Homeland Security Investigations with Seattle PD High Risk Victims Unit. Kenit sentenced to 40 months, Lukas to 20 months in federal prison. Victim protection coordinated by Civil Rights Division Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit.
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