Moeaia Tuai, a Samoan chief, is due to be sentenced next month in Auckland, New Zealand, for enslaving a young woman, forcing her to work and sexually abusing her in what prosecutors described as treating her “as if she were owned.” The case, reported by Pacific Media Network (PMN), echoes one of...
Samoan chief Moeaia Tuai, convicted of enslaving and sexually abusing a young woman, faces sentencing next month in Auckland. 4. Moeaia Tuai in court during his trial on slavery and sexual offence charges — one
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By Maryana Amituanai
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12 January 2026, 8:50PM
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