SAVITA Persaud, a club owner of Georgetown, on Tuesday (March 12, 2019) appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLenann, to answer three charges pertaining to exploitation.
The first charge alleged that between January 31, 2019 and March 8, 2019, Persaud unlawfully recruited two Venezuelans, withheld their identification documents and transported them for sexual exploitation.

She was also charged with two counts of trafficking in persons and with employing an under-aged child to work in a bar that sells liquor.
The defendant was represented by Attorney-at-Law George Thomas who pleaded for bail. He noted that his client rented the building to the Venezuelans and was not a part of the act.

The police prosecutor objected to bail because of the seriousness and prevalence of the offence. As such, he said, offenders must face penalties for their actions.
Persaud was remanded and will make her next court appearance on March 15, 2019.