After finding probable cause, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Task Force on Women and Children Protection has filed another criminal case against businessman Mariano Tanenglian, his wife, and two children for maltreating another housemaid.
Mariano Tanenglian and his family face charges of nine counts of child abuse, human trafficking, kidnapping, and serious illegal detention filed by Aljane Bacanto.
For the nine counts of child abuse, state prosecutors gave weight to the testimony of Bacanto, stating that she was only 16 when she was employed to work for the Tanenglian. DOJ also found merit in the human trafficking charges citing that her employment “was in the intention to enslave and to extract force labor/service” where during her employment, Bacanto worked for “incredibly long hours without salary and under constant conditions of cruelty, maltreatment and threat”.
Bacanto said that they were only given food if her employers were satisfied with her work. She also claimed that the refrigerators in the house were padlocked and there were several instances when she would continuously work for days without eating. At one point, her hunger prompted her to eat dog food just to survive.
As for the illegal detention and kidnapping, the complainant was illegally deprived of her liberty for years and threatening her if she attempts to leave or escape. The Department, however, dismissed the charges of frustrated homicide, against the Tanenglians.
Last week, the DOJ filed similar charges against Mariano Tanenglian and his family based on the complaint of another housemaid, Mary Jane Sollano. The Justice Department is investigating a similar complaint filed by a third housemad, Gina Renacia.
Source:
de Vera, Evangeline, Malaya. Published January 21, 2010
Mariano Tanenglian and his family face charges of nine counts of child abuse, human trafficking, kidnapping, and serious illegal detention filed by Aljane Bacanto.
For the nine counts of child abuse, state prosecutors gave weight to the testimony of Bacanto, stating that she was only 16 when she was employed to work for the Tanenglian. DOJ also found merit in the human trafficking charges citing that her employment “was in the intention to enslave and to extract force labor/service” where during her employment, Bacanto worked for “incredibly long hours without salary and under constant conditions of cruelty, maltreatment and threat”.
Bacanto said that they were only given food if her employers were satisfied with her work. She also claimed that the refrigerators in the house were padlocked and there were several instances when she would continuously work for days without eating. At one point, her hunger prompted her to eat dog food just to survive.
As for the illegal detention and kidnapping, the complainant was illegally deprived of her liberty for years and threatening her if she attempts to leave or escape. The Department, however, dismissed the charges of frustrated homicide, against the Tanenglians.
Last week, the DOJ filed similar charges against Mariano Tanenglian and his family based on the complaint of another housemaid, Mary Jane Sollano. The Justice Department is investigating a similar complaint filed by a third housemad, Gina Renacia.
Source:
de Vera, Evangeline, Malaya. Published January 21, 2010
