Kenyan woman alleges domestic slavery in the US

A Kenyan woman was allegedly held a virtual prisoner and forced to work 15 hour days by a Seattle (USA) doctor and his wife, according to papers filed with the FBI recently. The woman from Kenya worked for the couple in Africa and was offered a job with them looking after their son in the US. In return she would be paid $500 per month and her children would be put through school. When she arrived she found that she was confined to the house except on Sundays when she could go to church with the couple. She was also allegedly given far less than her agreed wage. The couple told the woman that if she complained then they would turn her over to the police and she would be deported to Kenya with no money and no job. Eventually an immigration consultant at the church she visited with the couple contacted the police. A lawyer for the couple denied all wrong doing, claiming instead that the woman was attempting to exploit human trafficking legislation to remain in the US. The case is ongoing, but if it does prove well founded it will not be uncommon, with thousands of women being exploited in domestic service in the US every year.