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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
Hermalinda Parker, Anthony Parker, and their daughter Liz Scantleburry. Recruited young women from Panama, the Dominican Republic and Guyana to work in her nightclub. Among those recruited was a 16-year-old. Forced the women into prostitution, denied them their money and restricted their movement.
Response and intervention
Charged with human trafficking, money laundering and conspiracy A sting operation was set up and six other women were rescued from the nightclub. Police became aware of what was happening after two women assisted the 16-year-old girl to police station where she filed a report.