Monday, September 14, 2009

sleeping in a bathroom

"The police investigation revealed that the woman was smuggled into Israel from Jordan under a false identity. She was transferred to the couple, and worked for them in their isolated and fenced-in house. The couple allegedly confiscated her passport and made her into a servant. She worked everyday, without vacation, and without receiving any payment. All that she received in exchange for her work was food and a bathroom in which to sleep. Throughout the period in which she was being held by the couple, the woman was afraid to escape because her passport had been confiscated and she did not have any money. Her nightmare lasted a year and 10 months, until she recently managed to contact a friend of hers and to escape." (thanks Olivia)