Ava Young gets home detention for exploiting Thai worker in sex industry
A Christchurch employer who falsely claimed a Thai worker was a relative to get her into New Zealand has been sentenced to four months' home detention.
Immigration NZ (INZ) said Ava Young falsely supported the woman's visitor visa, then charged her about $7500 for
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