- A South Carolina restaurant owner was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for abusing a mentally disabled employee and forcing him to work with no pay for years, prosecutors say.
- Bobby Paul Edwards, who owned J&J Cafeteria in Conway, South Carolina, pleaded guilty to one count of forced labor for "coercing an African-American man with an intellectual disability to work extensive hours at a restaurant for no pay," the Department of Justice said in a release.
- Chris Smith, who has a cognitive disability, said Edwards would abuse him and coerce him into doing over 100 hours of labor per week without pay.
- The Department of Justice described the abuse, including being beaten with a belt, fists, pots and pans. In one incident, Smith said Edwards dipped metal tongs into hot grease and burned his neck.
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A South Carolina restaurant owner was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for abusing a mentally disabled employee and forcing him to work with no pay for years.
Bobby Paul Edwards, who owned J&J Cafeteria in Conway, South Carolina, pleaded guilty to one count of forced labor for "coercing an African-American man with an intellectual disability to work extensive hours at a restaurant for no pay," according to a press release from the Justice Department.
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