Ohio slave labor trial in federal court nears end

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A jury in Ohio is close to beginning
deliberations in the trial of two people accused of enslaving a
mentally disabled woman for two years with her child.
Closing arguments are slated to begin Thursday before jurors get the case in a Youngstown federal court.

Prosecutors
say the pair raided the accuser’s bank account while forcing her and
her daughter to live in a locked basement in the northern Ohio town of
Ashland.
One of the two defendants denied the allegations on
Wednesday. Jessica Hunt testified that the alleged victim was free to go
as she pleased and at times left the home for several days.
Hunt and her 27-year-old boyfriend, Jordie Callahan, have pleaded not guilty.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A jury in Ohio is close to beginning
deliberations in the trial of two people accused of enslaving a
mentally disabled woman for two years with her child.
Closing arguments are slated to begin Thursday before jurors get the case in a Youngstown federal court.

Prosecutors
say the pair raided the accuser’s bank account while forcing her and
her daughter to live in a locked basement in the northern Ohio town of
Ashland.
One of the two defendants denied the allegations on
Wednesday. Jessica Hunt testified that the alleged victim was free to go
as she pleased and at times left the home for several days.
Hunt and her 27-year-old boyfriend, Jordie Callahan, have pleaded not guilty.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.

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