New trial date for slavery case
A MAN accused of modern slavery offences has been given a trial date at Oxford Crown Court.
Michael Joyce, 60, of Redbridge Hollow, Oxford, denies two counts of requiring a person to perform compulsory labour and two counts of arranging or facilitating travel of a person with a view to exploitation.
Prosecutors allege that Joyce forced two men into working for free at a Traveller site at Redbridge Hollow over an 18-month period.
Joyce appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday where a date for trial was set.
It will take place at the same court on July 15 and the case is likely to last up to two weeks.
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