FROM THE STATE
Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010Lexington County authorities arrested a Batesburg-Leesville bondsman on the unusual charge of forced labor after he was accused of making a woman do sexual favors and work for him in exchange for bail.
Sheriff's deputies arrested Curtis Jackson Maroney, 51, of Sandpit Road, Monday afternoon on charges of blackmail and trafficking in persons for forced labor or services, the sheriff's department said.
According to arrest warrants, Maroney posted bail of $16,122.50 for a 39-year-old Lexington woman Aug. 12 at the Lexington County Detention Center, on the condition the woman clean and cook for him, perform other manual labor and provide sexual favors. The illegal requirements continued through Aug. 17.
Curtis Jackson Maroney
/Lexington County Sheriff's Dept.
Maroney is a licensed as a bondsman and operates the Affordable Bond Company. The victim was in the detention center as a result of her July 31 arrest by the S.C. Highway Patrol for driving under the influence, second offense, as well as driving an uninsured vehicle, possessing a controlled substance, hit and run involving property damage and driving with a suspended license.
Warrants say Maroney remained with the woman constantly and told her he would revoke her bond and return her to police custody if she did not do his bidding.
The woman freed herself by convincing Maroney to drive her to see her two children at her father's home. She called the sheriff's department as Maroney waited in his vehicle.
A magistrate Tuesday ordered Maroney held without bail at the detention center until trial.
– Kelly Davis
Bondsman charged with human trafficking, blackmail - Crime & Courts - TheState.com
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