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B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver has finally announced its verdict in the case of a vancouver-area man, named Franco Yiu Kwan Orr, who was convicted of human trafficking related to a live-in Filipina nanny, and announced him to be imprisoned for 18 months today. Mr. Orr was found guilty of illegally employing a foreign national and misrepresenting the situation to immigration officials, along with conviction of human trafficking. Whereas, court completely acquitted Orr’s wife, Nicole Huen, of all charges brought against her.
Leticia Sarmiento, from Philippines, informed the court that she was made to work as a nanny for Orr, his wife and their three children since she came to Canada from Hong Kong five years ago. The court was told that she worked as much as 16-hour days, while her pay was extremely minimal and that she was lied to about gaining legal employment in Canada. Eventually, in 2010, she claims that she gave up to the lies and decided to call 911 for help.
Crown lawyers alleged that her treatment was no less than modern slavery, and demanded that Orr shall be imprisoned for five to six years. On the other hand, Orr’s lawyer requested court to allow a conditional sentence with no jail time. The B.C. Supreme Court justice revealed at the sentencing that Sarmiento was not treated as a slave, and the Crown also failed to prove that she was forced to work the long hours she claimed. Later RCMP agreed that despite 45 convictions of human trafficking in Canada, Orr’s is the first for human trafficking under the Immigration Act.
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