Maid was held in a state of 'slavery'

A Chinese woman has been charged with beating and starving a woman she brought from Shanghai to work as her nanny in the United States, and of holding her in a state of "slavery or indentured servitude", according to prosecutors.

The accused woman is now in jail awaiting a court appearance, which is set for next month.

Lili Huang, 35 of Woodbury, Wisconsin, was charged on July 15 with five counts of trafficking in human labor in the alleged assaults on the nanny. She was given two bail options: $1 million without conditions, or $350,000 with conditions that include ankle monitoring. She was scheduled to appear in court on Aug 18 to enter a plea or request a hearing.