A 28-year-old Darwin man is accused of allegedly trafficking his wife to India in 2019 and stealing more than $60,000 from her and other relatives.
A 28-year-old Darwin man has appeared before Darwin Local Court for allegedly exit trafficking his wife to India in 2019 and stealing more than $60,000 from her and other family members.The woman has since returned to AustraliaDetectives from Australian Federal Police's Human Trafficking Operations say the man deceived his wife into flying to India in February, 2019, under the pretence of organising visas to travel to the United States.
The man is also accused of being physically abusive to his 27-year-old wife and using coercion and threats to garnish her wages, access bank accounts and gain money from her family. "Human trafficking, slavery and slavery-like practices are happening here in Australia and it is up to all of us to work together to protect people who are vulnerable to these exploitative crime types," Detective Superintendent Paula Hudson said.
He appeared in court yesterday charged with one count of trafficking in persons , which the maximum penalty is 12 years imprisonment.
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