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| Man charged in London 'slavery' inquiry | Man charged in London 'slavery' inquiry |
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| Police have charged a man with false imprisonment, rape and child cruelty in a suspected slavery case in London. | Police have charged a man with false imprisonment, rape and child cruelty in a suspected slavery case in London. |
| Aravindan Balakrishnan, 74, has been charged with one count of cruelty to a person under 16, four counts of rape and 19 counts of indecent assault. | Aravindan Balakrishnan, 74, has been charged with one count of cruelty to a person under 16, four counts of rape and 19 counts of indecent assault. |
| The suspected offences relate to three women. No further action is being taken regarding his wife arrested last year. | The suspected offences relate to three women. No further action is being taken regarding his wife arrested last year. |
| Mr Balakrishnan, who was arrested in Lambeth in November 2013, is due before Westminster magistrates on 17 December. | Mr Balakrishnan, who was arrested in Lambeth in November 2013, is due before Westminster magistrates on 17 December. |
| Anthony Connell, senior prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service, said there was "insufficient evidence" for the prospect of conviction relating to Balakrishnan's wife who was arrested at the same time. | Anthony Connell, senior prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service, said there was "insufficient evidence" for the prospect of conviction relating to Balakrishnan's wife who was arrested at the same time. |
| The three alleged victims - a Briton in her 30s, an Irish woman in her 50s and a Malaysian woman in her 70s - were rescued from an address in Brixton in October 2013. | The three alleged victims - a Briton in her 30s, an Irish woman in her 50s and a Malaysian woman in her 70s - were rescued from an address in Brixton in October 2013. |
| The false imprisonment charge against Mr Balakrishnan relates to a 14-year period between January 1999 and October 2013. | The false imprisonment charge against Mr Balakrishnan relates to a 14-year period between January 1999 and October 2013. |
| The four rape charges span periods from 1980 to 1983, and the indecent assault charges cover periods from 1980 to 1992. | The four rape charges span periods from 1980 to 1983, and the indecent assault charges cover periods from 1980 to 1992. |
| Another woman connected to Mr Balakrishnan, Sian Davies from west Wales, died aged 43 in 1997 at the house where they were living. |