* US *
2010-05-21 14:27:36 UTC
Maria Suarez was only 16 and living in Los Angeles when she was
sold for $200 to a 68-year-old man, Anselmo Covarrubias, who presented
himself in the neighborhood as a brujo, a magician. He raped and
abused her, utilizing brainwashing where he said he had powers from
the devil, as he had done to many Mexican girls held in virtual
slavery before her. A neighbor bludgeoned Covarrubias to death, and
Suarez hid the weapon but was not directly involved in the killing.
Still, she served 22 years in prison, and is slated to be released
within a year.
Update, 12/16/03: Maria Suarez is about to be paroled after
serving just slightly less than her sentence (25 years to life) and
will reportedly be deported at that time.
sold for $200 to a 68-year-old man, Anselmo Covarrubias, who presented
himself in the neighborhood as a brujo, a magician. He raped and
abused her, utilizing brainwashing where he said he had powers from
the devil, as he had done to many Mexican girls held in virtual
slavery before her. A neighbor bludgeoned Covarrubias to death, and
Suarez hid the weapon but was not directly involved in the killing.
Still, she served 22 years in prison, and is slated to be released
within a year.
Update, 12/16/03: Maria Suarez is about to be paroled after
serving just slightly less than her sentence (25 years to life) and
will reportedly be deported at that time.