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Criminal

May 27, 2004

Ex-Sex Slave, Felon Gets T Visa, Won't Be Deported

LOS ANGELES - Maria Suarez, who spent 22 years in prison for participating in the murder of a man who bought her as a sex slave, won her freedom Tuesday after the Department of Homeland Security granted her a special visa for victims of human trafficking.

By John Ryan
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - Maria Suarez, who spent 22 years in prison for participating in the murder of a man who bought her as a sex slave, won her freedom Tuesday after the Department of Homeland Security granted her a special visa for victims of human trafficking.
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