White Restaurant Manager Gets 10 Years In Prison For Enslaving A Black Man With Disabilities

According to a press release from the Justice Department, Bobby Paul Edwards received a 10-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to one count of forced labor.

Edwards, the owner of J and J Cafeteria in Conway South Carolina forced John Christopher Smith to work extensive hours at the restaurant.

Prosecutors said that Edwards would subject Smith to physical and emotional abuse whenever the victim made a mistake or failed to work fast enough and he would beat him with belts, fists, pots and pans at times. Edwards was also ordered to pay $272,952.96 in restitution to Smith who is mentally challenged.

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