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Police have arrested and charged Cheryl Thompson of Paradise View on five counts of Debt Bondage in relation to Human Trafficking and five counts of Human Trafficking.<\/p>

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The charges were laid on Friday, June 2.<\/p>\n

Police said the offence occurred in St Johns in December 2017, January 2018 and February 2018.<\/p>

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Police have arrested and charged Cheryl Thompson of Paradise View on five counts of Debt Bondage in relation to Human Trafficking and five counts of Human Trafficking. The charges were laid on Friday, June 2. 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