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| Saudi Gets 27 Years to Life for Enslaving Maid |
| 2006-09-01 |
| A Saudi man convicted of sexually assaulting an Indonesian housekeeper and keeping her as a virtual slave was sentenced yesterday to 27 years to life in prison in Colorado. Homaidan Al-Turki, the 37-year-old Saudi national, denied the charges and blamed anti-Muslim prejudice for the case against him. He said prosecutors persuaded the housekeeper to accuse him after they failed to build a case that he was a terrorist. Al-Turki, who was studying for a doctoral degree at the University of Colorado, was convicted June 30 of unlawful sexual contact by use of force, theft and extortion. All are felonies. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 Homaidan Al-Turki, the 37-year-old Saudi national, denied the charges and blamed anti-Muslim prejudice for the case against him. "But, your Honor, it says I can have slaves, right here in my favorite book!" I wonder what his reaction will be when he finds out that his cellmate wants him to be his |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-01 19:57 |
| #11 Day's never finished..... Massa got me workin'..... Someday Massa set me free.... |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-01 11:08 |
| #10 What a second! You canÂ’t beat your servants? Uh oh I guess I will have to stop laying the lash to the help around the house. Can I still make them wash my truck? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-09-01 11:02 |
| #9 Without a passionate advocate, the process will go very slowly for him. Don't worry. I'm sure the ACLU can find someone to represent him. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-09-01 08:39 |
| #8 Of course, this is all SOP back home, so no wonder he can't figure out that he did something wrong. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2006-09-01 08:10 |
| #7 So she will leave the country as soon as she is able, leaving him in prison with no visitors except the lawyers hired by the embassy. Without a passionate advocate, the process will go very slowly for him. Which no doubt he will find frustrating, poor dear. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-09-01 07:26 |
| #6 His wife, Sarah Khonaizan, got off a lot easier. She pleaded guilty in May to harboring an illegal immigrant and was sentenced to five years' probation and ordered confined to her home until she leaves the country. |
| Posted by: GK 2006-09-01 05:17 |
| #5 Ward was likely his principal adviser. Put this scumbag in the Ultramax pen there in Colorado, just to make sure he doesn't jump ship. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-09-01 02:36 |
| #4 No parole please, for this sort of |
| Posted by: Duh! 2006-09-01 00:34 |
| #3 all those years of "Code" chiming in. Culture. |
| Posted by: newc 2006-09-01 00:34 |
| #2 Wonderful outcome - let this barbarian pay for his crimes. I hope his "playmates" in the jug show proper sympathy to his Muslim sensibilites. Unfortunately, I expect that the Saudi government will have him out of the USA within six months. A pity. |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2006-09-01 00:30 |
| #1 University of Colorado? Did he happen to know a certain psuedo-native-american professor Churchhil by any chance? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-09-01 00:07 |