We heard not too long ago of the case of a farmer who bought a 20-year-old woman from a slave dealer some 15 years ago, confining her naked in all seasons with his animals, tied to a rock. Authorities finally took action, rescuing the unfortunate lady from her abominable plight.
A man (now 35) who wanted a wife, and so bought a 17-year-old girl for some 20,000 Yuan from a local slave dealer, and then imprisoned her in his home, has been arrested, we hear.
This 18-year-old girl is stylish and vivacious, amiably chatting to doctors and confidently able to wear a miniskirt, but a glance downwards reveals a right leg which looks as gnarled and thick as the trunk of a great oak, and which is in no state for walking upon.
Bought fifteen years ago, at the age of 21, from a slave trader for a mere $300 by a 50-year-old farmer, the procured wife’s existence was one on par with the animals with which she shared her outhouse accommodation, kept naked and shackled in filth all year round, freezing in winter and food for insects in summer.
Such is the pitiful tale related by a journalist who was tipped off as to the woman’s plight, and went to investigate.
A 75 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to coerce a housewife (21) into performing indecent acts – it seems he was her landlord, and her lent her hundreds of dollars to cover her living expenses, with the proviso, written into a contract, that she offer up her body in place of the money should she fail to make the repayment schedule.
When she failed to make the repayments (you can see where this is going) he apparently parked his car in a warehouse with him and the woman in it, leering at her “can you uphold the contract?”. He then tried feeling the woman up, at which point she resisted vigorously.
These people have been watching too many TV dramas – I was surprised to hear that the wicked old landlord didn’t try to strip her of her kimono by pulling on her obi, as they do in the old films; the whole situation strikes me as rather hackneyed, though at least amusingly so.
