Wilson Chapman editorThe winners of the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced on Sunday, Feb. 27. Held this year at the Santa Monica Barker Hangar, the ceremony broadcast live on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m.
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A dad-of-15 kept a vulnerable man in 'disgraceful' conditions in his garden shed without a toilet or washing facilities, a court has heard.
James McCann, 69, has now been jailed at Newcastle Crown Court for modern slavery, ChronicleLive reports.
The 69-year-old, who was brought up in the travelling community, brought Hungarian national Andras Varga to the North East in 2017 and originally made him live in a tent on Blyth beach next to his caravan.
However, he was not allowed to use the caravan and was only given a small bowl of water to wash or did so in the sea and used public toilets in the area if needed.
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A council officer spoke to Mr Varga, who spoke very little English, after noticing this tent, contacting police when seeing his 'dishevelled and dirty' state, the court heard.
McCann then moved him into a 'metal hut' in the back garden of his partner's home in the Blyth area.
There were no toilets or washing facilities in this hut, with Mr Varga having to go to a local supermarket to use the toilet.
Mr Varga was put to work by McCann, paying him £10 to £20 a day to do jobs such as gardening for as long as five hours a day.
Prosecutor Vince Ward said: "He has exploited Mr Varga for cheap labour."
He added: "Mr Varga was in the UK with no family or friends and he spoke very little English.
"He knew he was being exploited but said it was better for him than living on the streets.
"But he said he might have caught hypothermia and not survived had they not found him."
On November 30, 2017 Mr Varga was found and rescued by police.
Mr Ward said when Mr Varga was found "he was dishevelled, wearing several
Wilson Chapman editorThe winners of the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced on Sunday, Feb. 27. Held this year at the Santa Monica Barker Hangar, the ceremony broadcast live on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m.
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