An
Oceanside, California couple are scheduled to be in court on Monday
(today) to face accusations that they kept an underage Mexican immigrant
as a séx slave, forcing her into prostitution and beating her severely.
Marcial
Garcia Hernandez, 45, and Inez Martinez Garcia, 43, were arrested on
Thursday on suspicion of 13 felony counts of aggravated séxual assault
of a child under age 14. The girl had been smuggled into the US at age
12, and the abuse by Hernandez and Garcia occurred over a 21-month
period, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said.
Hernandez
and Garcia forced the girl to care for their three children and cook
and clean for the family, as well as have séx with Hernandez, according
to Deputy G. Crysler, an investigator with the North County Human
Trafficking Task Force.
“When
the girl victim refused to participate in the séx acts or did not
complete her tasks in a timely or correct manner, she was beaten,”
Crysler said. The couple forced the victim into lying about her age so
she could work at a local restaurant, with Garcia and Hernandez keeping
the money she earned, according to the arrest documents.
She
was also forced into having séx with older men, with Garcia and
Hernandez keeping the money paid by “johns”, the documents said.
Authorities were called after the victim was allegedly beaten by Garcia. Reunited with her family, she returned to Mexico. Recently, she returned to the US and is assisting in the criminal investigation, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
Authorities were called after the victim was allegedly beaten by Garcia. Reunited with her family, she returned to Mexico. Recently, she returned to the US and is assisting in the criminal investigation, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
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