Canada: Leticia Sarmiento

Leticia Sarmiento: Defence lawyer Nicholas Preovolos picked apart much of Leticia Sarmiento's story as he cross-examined her Thursday, rejecting her claims that she was forbidden from making phone calls to her family back in the Philippines and suggesting it was actually her idea to move with the family to Canada from Hong Kong in the first place, according to Times Colonist. Sarmiento, 40, had worked for Orr and Huen taking care of their three children since 2007, first in Hong Kong and then, starting in September 2008, in Canada. That ended in June of 2010, when Sarmiento called 911 and told responding police officers that she needed help and VANCOUVER - A nanny who claims she was forced into servitude in a Vancouver-area household was in reality treated as "member of the family," often invited along for nice meals and even feted with birthday celebrations, a lawyer for the couple told their human trafficking trial Thursday a stark contrast to the oppressive, prison-like existence the caregiver has described. Franco Yiu Kwan Orr and Ling Nicole Huen are on trial before a jury on immigration charges of organizing illegal entry into Canada and organizing the illegal employment of a foreign national. Orr is also charged with knowingly misrepresenting facts during the immigration process. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.