Police Arrest Rape Traffickers, Then Book Trafficked Women on Drug Charges

[ccharles000]

a father and son who were running some sort of rape trade business together. The two men were roping women into working for them by saying they’d be providing massages, and then held the women captive so that they could sell the right to rape them — not “have sex with,” people, since we’re talking about women who had no choice in the matter — to other men. The two men were holding three different women captive; when they attempted to do the same to a fourth woman, she managed to call the police.

When detectives arrived at the motel, Charles, Timothy Lee and the three other women were not there. They later came to pick up the 20-year-old woman and were arrested by detectives, according to the statement. After the arrest, one of the women told police that she had been with Charles and Timothy Lee for the past few years and had not been allowed to leave.

Detectives said they believed Charles, Timothy and the three women had been in the Nashville area for the past few weeks.

In addition to the sex trafficking charges, Charles Lee was booked on charges of tampering with evidence, for purposely breaking a cellphone that was believed to be used in the business.

Horrible story, and probably an extreme example of how misogynistic attitudes are passed down from generation to generation. That said, I didn’t really have a whole lot to add by the way of analysis. Until I came across this little tidbit at the end of the article:

Charles, Timothy Lee and the three women were all booked for misdemeanor marijuana possession, the statement said. Both the men are being held on bail.

Seriously? These women have been held against their will for years and raped by god only knows how many men, and quite likely abused in other ways as well. Finally, it looks as though the worst part of their nightmare just might be coming to an end, when police decide to add insult to injury with a criminal charge on their record.

http://thecurvature.com/2009/06/13/police-arrest-rape-traffickers-then-book-trafficked-women-on-drug-charges/

[ccharles000]

1. kick

[Grey]

2. Why does this not surprise me?

" Finally, it looks as though the worst part of their nightmare just might be coming to an end,
when police decide to add insult to injury with a criminal charge on their record."


K&R

[Fumesucker]

3. The Law is the Law..

Unless of course you are wealthy, powerful or connected.

Then the law gets changed retroactively or just ignored.

[ccharles000]

4. It is still sad

[sallylou666]

5. Misogyny strikes again

Misogyny is a alive and well. These women need help not criminal charges. :mad:

[paulsby]

6. it's not the cops fault, it's the legislators

they are the idiots that criminalized MJ