In early 2011, a University of Michigan janitor by the name of Jean-Claude Toviave was arrested and charged with enslaving four West African children in his Ypsilanti home. The four, it would seem, were forced to cook, clean, iron and shine shoes for the 6-foot-3, 230-pound Toviave, who, when he was unsatisfied with their performance, […]
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Ypsilanti man found guilty of human trafficking and enslavement of children
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Africa, domestic slavery, genetic testing, human trafficking, Jean-Claude Toviave, Restavèks, sex slaves, sex trafficking, slave trade, threats to public education, Togo, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, University of Michigan, Ypsilanti Public Schools 22 Comments