Police said the girl heard Pomerrine Robert say she would return their passports if they paid her money. The victims resided with the Roberts at an apartment on Ahe Street. Meanwhile, the Roberts are being held at the Oahu Community Correctional Center in lieu of $250,000 aggregate bail each.įirst-degree labor trafficking is a Class A felony that is punishable by up to 20 years in prison, if convicted.Ĭourt documents show Pomerrine Robert provided buddy passes to the girl and mother for their trip to Hawaii from Guam and allegedly took away the victims’ passports upon their arrival to Oahu. The pair are accused of bringing the victims to Hawaii from Guam in August 2021 and forcing them to perform work after taking away their passports. Both were charged with two counts of first-degree labor trafficking. Pomerrine Robert, 29, and Kevin Robert, 41, made their initial appearance before Judge Kristine Yoo at Honolulu District Court Monday via video conference from the courthouse cellblock.

Police said the teen’s mother was afraid to intervene because the woman has also hit the mother. A Palolo couple accused of felony labor trafficking of a 15-year-old girl and her mother allegedly beat the teen and locked her in a bedroom for days, court documents revealed today.

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