Texas Couple Arrested For Enslaving Nigerian Nanny For 2 Years

A Texas couple has been accused of holding a Nigerian nanny unlawfully for more than two years.  The couple whose name have been provided as Chudy Nsobundu, 56, and his wife, Sandra, 50 were arrested by Texas Federal Authorities for allegedly forcing a 38-year-old Nigerian woman to care for their five children over a two-year-period and never paying her.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the couple were arrested on Monday after the aforementioned woman (whose name has not been revealed) was rescued from their home and filed a complaint against the couple. The couple have been detained on charges of forced labor, withholding documents, conspiracy to harbor an illegal immigrant and visa fraud. The woman, allegedly told police she came to the United States from Lagos, Nigeria, in September 2013 and went to work for the family after they promised to pay her $100 per month. Money she claims she never received.

  

According to the press statement by The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas, reveal that  Nsobundus held the woman captive for two years and even seized her passport, preventing her from leaving the country. The woman also alleged that she was forced  to sleep on the floor in their Katy home because she was "too smelly" for a bed and that the couple denied her fresh food, except for some leftovers from  the children's meals. "

"If the victim even wanted some milk for her tea, she would have to actually strain the milk out of the children's cereal bowls,"

 "The woman said she was forced to work -- cleaning and taking care of the couple's children -- every day from 5:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., and was subjected to physical and verbal abuse, the criminal complaint alleges." the statement read.

If convicted of forced labor, the Nsobundus risk 20 years in federal prison. Visa fraud carries a maximum penalty of 25 years while the withholding documents and harboring conspiracy charges carry a maximum five and 10 years, respectively.

All of the charges could also result in a $250,000 in fine.

 

 

 

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