Three in Las Vegas face slavery charges

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Three men were being held in Las Vegas on slavery charges, accused of detaining members of a Chinese acrobat team against their will.

The arrests of You Zhi Li, 38, Yang Shen, 21, and Jun Hu, 43, this week came after one woman who worked as an interpreter for China Star Acrobats escaped late last month and contacted authorities, the FBI said.

The woman told police she and 20 other teammates were, in effect, slaves being held against their will in a southwest Las Vegas home.

Other members of the troupe then told authorities that they were fed little, paid next to nothing, and their lives were completely controlled by three Chinese men.

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