The couple from Queens pleaded guilty to using two children from Koreawho come to study and live in America.
Residents of the area Flushing — 54-year-old Chong Tek Lee and his 50-year-old wife Yong Sook Park in 2010, took to their temporary residence of a brother and sister from Korea.
As reported by NBC district attorney of Queens, Richard brown, shortly after the children arrived in the U.S., the couple took their passports and subsequent years, forced the siblings to work, taking all the money. In addition, the husband and wife were intimidated children and was beaten.
«Children were in fact hostages,» said brown.
The girl worked after school in a grocery store, nail salon, restaurant, and a nanny. The boy also worked at the store. All the proceeds husband and wife was taken away.
In addition, the couple also forced the girl to do all the household chores, and for females Yon Park, back massage and feet, manicures and pedicures. Children slept on the floor.
Lee and Park told the children that they work to cover the cost of their accommodation, but found that the parents had sent the pair money on their content.
Children were intimidated, so they do not tell anything to their parents, kicked and beat them. If they were allowed to call relatives, there was always the Park to brother and sister not «say too much».
Learned about the situation the police when children dared to tell the teachers at the school.
Now brother and sister were sent back to the parents, and the couple are punished, If escaped with a five-month suspended sentence, but his wife will have to spend six months in jail.
