A Texas couple allegedly kept a West African child as a slave for nearly 16 years, forcing her to take care of their children and clean their house without pay, police said.
Mohamed Toure and his wife Denise Cros-Toure, both 57, were arrested after a nearly two-year investigation into allegations that they kept a girl from Guinea against her will from 2000 until she was able to escape their Southlake home in 2016. Toure is the son of the first president of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, who ruled the country until his death in 1984, according to WFAA.
They were charged with forced labor. If convicted, the couple faces a maximum of 20 years in federal prison
Mohamed Toure and his wife Denise Cros-Toure, both 57, were arrested after a nearly two-year investigation into allegations that they kept a girl from Guinea against her will from 2000 until she was able to escape their Southlake home in 2016. Toure is the son of the first president of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, who ruled the country until his death in 1984, according to WFAA.
They were charged with forced labor. If convicted, the couple faces a maximum of 20 years in federal prison