When you think about Slavery your mind jumps to the late 1700s and the United States. Some of you might think about the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865 which officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
Well in 2011 one woman has brought Slavery back to the West and has become the fifth person to face slavery charges after police raided a travellers' site in Bedfordshire, UK.
Josie Connors, 30, has been charged with four offences in connection with the Green Acres site which was raided by the police early on Sunday. Ms Connors, who is pregnant, has been bailed to appear before Luton magistrates on 22 September. Four men were remanded in custody on Tuesday.
Brothers James (Jimmy) Connors, 23; Tommy Connors, 27, and Patrick Connors, 19, along with brother-in-law James (Big Jim) Connors, 33, were remanded in custody on Tuesday after appearing at Luton Magistrates' Court.
They are accused of enslaving four men. Twenty-four men were found living in cramped conditions in caravans, sheds and horse boxes during the raid on Sunday.
The Ahmadiyya Post, UK. By Zubair Ahmed. Sept 16, 2011
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