West Coast Domestic Workers' Association: Leticia Sarmiento

Leticia Sarmiento: Franco Orr, 50, and Nicole Huen, 36, were accused of bringing live-in nanny Leticia Sarmiento from Hong Kong to Canada illegally in 2008 and forcing her to work in domestic servitude for several years until she called the police in June 2010, according to CBC. Sarmiento, 40, has also launched a civil lawsuit against Orr and Huen. The West Coast Domestic Workers' Association is also seeking cash damages in an employment standards proceeding. Read more about the guilty verdict B.C. moves to prevent exploitation of live-in caregivers The wife of a Vancouver man potentially facing life in prison after being found guilty of human trafficking and enslaving their Filipina nanny says their lives have been ruined by the trial and the "shocking" verdict. In B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday, Orr was found guilty on all charges, including human trafficking, after 2 days of deliberations by the jury. His wife was found not guilty on all charges. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.