Eight people charged with modern slavery and theft offences

Following an investigation by Staffordshire Police’s Adult Safeguarding Team, eight people have been charged with modern slavery and theft offences.

Robert Zaludek, 32, of Garnet Street, Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with four counts of arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, three counts of require a person to perform forced or compulsory labour and five counts of theft from the person of another.

Katarina Zaludekova, 32, of Garnet Street, Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with three counts of require a person to perform forced or compulsory labour, five counts of theft from the person of another and arrange or facilitate of another person with a view to exploitation.

Helena Zaludekova, 50, of Cauldon Road, Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation and two counts of theft from the person of another.

Bartolomej Zaludek, 52, of Cauldon Road, Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with two counts of theft from a person of another.

A 17-year-old male, from Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with theft from the person of another.

Emelia Simonokova, 23, of Victoria Road, Fenton, Rene Zaludek, 23, also of Victoria Road, Fenton, and Jan Pokuta, 32, of Harcourt Street, Shelton, have all been charged with conceal criminal property – money launder.

They are due to appear before magistrates at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre today (Tuesday 16 March).