Ohio couple found guilty of enslaving mentally disabled woman

An Ohio couple who forced a mentally disabled woman to into slave labor for two years have been found guilty on Friday.

The couple, Jordie Callahan and Jessica Hunt, were found guilty of keeping the woman, who also had a child, locked up in a darkened basement, reports The Associated Press. The basement lacked a bathroom. During the two years, the woman had to cook, clean and other chores while being threatened by the couple and their pit bulls and a python.

The woman was also forced to perform sexual acts with 27-year-old Callahan and 32-year-old Hunt.

According to WKYC, the pair have been charged with force labor and kidnapping, conspiracy to violate laws and getting a controlled substance through lies.

Northern District of Ohio U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach said, "These defendants inflicted unspeakable cruelty upon this mother and her child." He added, "This case provides another stark reminder that human trafficking takes place all around us."

One of the couple's defense attorneys claimed that the case was sensationalized and another claimed that the prosecutors used unreliable witnesses for the case.

Two others, Dezerah L McGuire and Daniel J. Brown pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the same situation. Callahan and Hunt had claimed that they were the true leaders of the whole situation.

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