American Federal Prosecutors have charged a husband and wife living in Texas for holding a nanny against her will for years, abusing her and not paying her to work.
Chudy and Sandra Nsobundu were arrested Monday morning, both of them appeared in court but they were released on bond.
The Nanny claims she was forced to work “every day from 5:30 a.m. until 1 a.m.,” cleaning the house, cooking and taking care of several children.
The 37-year-old woman “arrived to the United States from Lagos, Nigeria in September of 2013 was from Lagos, Nigeria and was granted a visa for two years.”
The couple promised to deposit $100 a month into her Nigerian bank account for the care of their children, and after five years they would pay for her to return to Nigeria.
The couple never deposited any funds into her account. She was not allowed to eat fresh food. She was “only permitted to eat the leftovers from previous prepared meals.”
She was also repeatedly hit dragged down the hallway by her hair and threatened with death.
The woman escaped, the couple reportedly filed a missing persons report on her, which brought police to their front door.
Neighbors said they were surprised about the allegations. One neighbor said “I don’t know how people can treat other people like that. I’m compassionate and I don’t know if I could treat anybody like that.”
Chudy Nsobundu, 56, and Sandra Nsobundu, 50, are charged with forced labor, withholding documents, conspiracy to harbor an illegal alien and visa fraud.
Court documents reveal both husband and wife were naturalized United States citizens originally from Nigeria.
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