S.C. Man Enslaved, Tortured Intellectually Disabled Man, Forced Him To Work For Years

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U.S. District Court Judge R. Bryan Harwell sentenced defendant Bobby Paul Edwards, 54, of Conway, South Carolina, to 10 years in prison and ordered him to pay $272,952.96 in restitution to the victim. The defendant pleaded guilty on June 4, 2018, to one count of forced labor for coercing an African-American man with an intellectual disability to work extensive hours at a restaurant for no pay.

The defendant beat the victim with a belt, fists, and pots and pans. On one occasion, he dipped metal tongs into hot grease and burned the victim’s neck. The defendant further yelled at the victim and used racial slurs to belittle and demean him. After a concerned resident notified state authorities of the defendant’s abuse, the victim was removed from the situation in October 2014.

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[Crepitus]

Lock him up, throw away the key.

[Dr. Who]

He should serve 10 years at hard labor.

[Common]

What a pos, he should have gotten 25 and I hope his life is miserable in prison, that is pure evil

[FindersKeepers]

What a despicable man. I hope the courts liquidate his assets to give his victim as much as they can.