Mistress Nikki Whiplash
🛑 ALL INFORMATION CLICK HERE 👈🏻👈🏻👈🏻
Mistress Nikki Whiplash
Friday, Oct 14th 2022
12AM
3°C
3AM
2°C
5-Day Forecast
RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next
Embed icon
Embed Most Watched Videos
By embedding this you agree to our terms and conditions
Cancel
Copy code
Tick icon
Code copied
Site
Web
Enter search term:
Search
Tory MPs turn on Liz Truss after turbulent day
Robbie Coltrane: Harry Potter actor dies aged 72
Leah Croucher murder suspect's boss warned police 'he'd kill someone'
Just Stop Oil activists throw tomato soup at iconic Vincent van Gogh painting
Putin blames Crimea bridge bombing on grain shipment deception
Harry Potter's Robbie Coltrane's health battle - wheelchair-bound to weight loss
Truss and Kwarteng's vision has failed, but the offerings from Labour and Sunak are wanting
Harry and Meghan's statements in TV show were contradictory - source
Face masks should be worn at indoor events as Covid cases rise sharply, scientist advises
At least 14 dead in horror coal mine blast in Turkey after huge explosion
Home
News
U.S.
Sport
TV&Showbiz
Australia
Femail
Health
Science
Money
Travel
Video
Best Buys
Discounts
Published: 20:03 BST, 10 January 2014 | Updated: 01:14 BST, 11 January 2014
A woman has been charged with keeping four men as slaves after they were found in 'squalid conditions' in a lean-to at her home.
The men were found at Vasilica Panaghita's address in Birmingham where they are believed to have been for about a year, West Midlands Police said.
Panaghita, 54, has been charged with four counts of knowingly holding another person in slavery or servitude.
Slaves: Four men were found at Vasilica Panaghita's address in Birmingham, police said. It is believed they had been there for about a year. (Pictured: a general view of part of the street)
A further eight people, four men and four women, were also arrested in connection with trafficking offences and have been bailed pending further enquries.
The four men were found on Monday at Panaghita's address in an inner-city suburb in east Birmingham, police said.
Unemployed Panaghita appeared before magistrates in Birmingham today.
She was remanded in custody to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on April 18.
The men are being cared for by the Salvation Army, police added.
West Midlands Police was aided by the National Crime Agency in the investigation.
Pictured: A general view of the Birmingham street which includes the home where the men were found
The unit was established in October to combat immigration and trafficking offenders, organised crime, economic crimes and child exploitation.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: 'A woman has appeared at court today in Birmingham charged with slavery offences after four men were found in squalid conditions at her address.
'Police visited the address on Monday as part of enquiries into the welfare of those at the address where they found four men in a lean-to building at the property.
'The men are believed to have been at the address for approximately a year. They are currently being cared for by the Salvation Army.'
The Alum Rock district where the men were found is about two miles from the city centre and played host to a high-profile visit in 2010 by David Cameron, who was shown the regeneration of a community centre.
Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd
Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group
Friday, Oct 14th 2022
12AM
3°C
3AM
2°C
5-Day Forecast
RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next
Assessing the credibility of a claimant who has a fetish for female domination and claims to have been the victim of duress is not easy
There is an old adage that it is unwise to mix business with pleasure. This case is perhaps a paradigm example
Embed icon
Embed Most Watched Videos
By embedding this you agree to our terms and conditions
Cancel
Copy code
Tick icon
Code copied
Site
Web
Enter search term:
Search
Tory MPs turn on Liz Truss after turbulent day
Robbie Coltrane: Harry Potter actor dies aged 72
Leah Croucher murder suspect's boss warned police 'he'd kill someone'
Just Stop Oil activists throw tomato soup at iconic Vincent van Gogh painting
Putin blames Crimea bridge bombing on grain shipment deception
Harry Potter's Robbie Coltrane's health battle - wheelchair-bound to weight loss
Truss and Kwarteng's vision has failed, but the offerings from Labour and Sunak are wanting
Harry and Meghan's statements in TV show were contradictory - source
Face masks should be worn at indoor events as Covid cases rise sharply, scientist advises
At least 14 dead in horror coal mine blast in Turkey after huge explosion
Home
News
U.S.
Sport
TV&Showbiz
Australia
Femail
Health
Science
Money
Travel
Video
Best Buys
Discounts
Published: 10:16 BST, 15 February 2016 | Updated: 13:17 BST, 15 February 2016
A pornography boss has been left almost penniless after claiming his dominatrix girlfriend bullied him into handing over his share of their X-rated website.
Steve Dawson, 47, was originally a client of Laura Bell, also 47, but a relationship soon blossomed in domination sessions at her then home in east London.
They went into business, with her starring in 'femdom' movies, filmed at the £850,000 home they bought in a quiet Gloucestershire village and streamed to fans online.
But the romance turned sour and, as they tried to split their assets, a row erupted over who owned the company behind their website, The English Mansion.
Steve Dawson lost a long-running legal row with his dominatrix girlfriend, Laura Bell over their porn website
Mr Dawson accused his ex of bullying and intimidating him - 'twisting his arm at every turn' - until he had signed over his shares to her in 2009.
Despite accepting £47,500 from her for his part of the business, he sued her, demanding return of his shares and a directorship in the company.
At the High Court in 2014, Judge Anthony Havelock-Allen highlighted the bizarre aspect of the case - a man who liked to be dominated had accused his partner of bullying.
He said: 'Assessing the credibility of a claimant who has a fetish for female domination and claims to have been the victim of duress and intimidation by his female partner is not easy.
'Assessing the credibility of a defendant who denies threatening behaviour, but who has made a career as a dominatrix and appearances in femdom videos is not easy either.'
The judge ruled in her favour, meaning Miss Bell kept the company, but Mr Dawson took the case to the Court of Appeal, where three judges have now confirmed the ruling.
Lord Justice Longmore has now dismissed Mr Dawson's appeal, but said the marathon legal battle had been 'disastrous' for all concerned, with Miss Bell also put to 'grief, annoyance and trouble'.
The couple ran the domination website, The English Mansion, which was worth around £500,000
The court heard that the pair first met in 2002 after Mr Dawson saw Miss Bell's videos and arranged sessions at her home in Masters Lodge, Tower Hamlets.
Soon they were a couple and, in 2004, set up Adwelsh Media Ltd to make and distribute female domination porn movies, with Miss Bell starring in many.
She had a 51 per cent stake, with Mr Dawson owning the rest, and the company was an 'almost immediate' success, said Judge Havelock-Allan.
It allowed Mr Dawson to give up his £60,000-a-year sales job and work fulltime for the company.
In 2006, they paid £850,000 for a lavish property to use as their headquarters in quaint Little Sodbury village, near Bristol, in South Glos.
However, the relationship cooled off and in December 2007 ended completely, with Mr Dawson moving into another flat of theirs in Georges Square, Bristol.
The break-up was initially amicable, but as their assets began to be split up a dispute arose over the company, which the judge said was worth about £500,000.
The ran the business from their sprawling home in the quiet village of Little Sodbury in south Gloucestershire
Mr Dawson claimed that, when he had earlier agreed to sell his part of the company to Miss Bell, he had done so under pressure from her.
At the High Court in Bristol, Judge Havelock-Allan rejected his claim of 'duress', but cast doubt on the reliability of either party's testimony.
He said: 'There is an old adage that it is unwise to mix business with pleasure. This case is perhaps a paradigm example.'
He said Ms Bell had been 'a quietly spoken and almost diminutive figure' in the witness box, but that too did not reveal her full character, said the judge.
'I am certain that, beneath the relatively composed exterior which she presented in court, she is a tough individual,' he said.
'I doubt it is possible to make a career in the adult entertainment industry without having that attribute.'
At the Court of Appeal Lord Justice Longmore, sitting with Lord Justice Tomlinson and Lord Justice Sales, rejected Mr Dawson's appeal, but said he would give his reasons at a later date.
Miss Bell's barrister, Matthew Mason, criticised the appeal as 'hopeless' from the start.
Mr Dawson, he said, had been left with 'absolutely no money' and would have no way of paying Miss Bell's legal costs.
He added: 'Miss Bell is now heavily in debt and has been vexed to no end.
'Mr Dawson has sought to cause as much grief, upset and costs to her as possible, as is evident from his conduct.'
Outside court: The barrister of Ms Bell (left) said Mr Dawson (right) had no money and so couldn't pay costs
The comments below have not been moderated.
The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.
We are no longer accepting comments on this article.
Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd
Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group
Cairns
Brisbane
Melbourne
Perth
Sydney
Antwerpen
Liege
Montreal
Calgary
Ontario
Ottawa
Regina
Toronto
Vancouver
Le Mans
Paris
Andernach
Augsburg
Berlin
Cologne / Koln
Dresden
Dusseldorf
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Leipzig
Munich / Munchen
Nuremberg / Nurnberg
Stuttgart
Lilus Handjob Stranger
Russian Amateur Handjob
Latin Characters