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Vulnerable man was subjected to 'modern day slavery' Vulnerable man was subjected to 'modern day slavery'
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A vulnerable man was forced to work unpaid for 13 years in "modern day slavery", according to the CPS. A vulnerable man was forced to work unpaid for 13 years in "modern day slavery", according to prosecutors.
Horse farmer David Daniel Doran, 42, pleaded guilty midway through his trial to making homeless Darrell Simester, from Kidderminster, perform forced or compulsory labour from April 2010-13. Horse farmer David Daniel Doran, 42, pleaded guilty midway through his trial to making homeless Darrell Simester, from Kidderminster, perform forced or compulsory labour.
Judge Neil Bidder QC said this was "a case of 13 years of exploitation".Judge Neil Bidder QC said this was "a case of 13 years of exploitation".
His father Daniel Doran, 67, who faced the same charge, was formally found not guilty at Cardiff Crown Court.His father Daniel Doran, 67, who faced the same charge, was formally found not guilty at Cardiff Crown Court.
Mr Simester lived in squalid conditions at Cariad Farm near Newport. He lived in a shed which had rats and no washing facilities. During the trial, the jury heard how Mr Simester, whose family thought he was missing, had been living in squalid conditions at Cariad Farm near Newport after he had been picked up on a dual carriageway by a member of the Doran family following a trip to the seaside at Porthcawl.
Fractured hip He was offered work at the family farm in Peterstone, Newport.
But the work turned out to be forced labour and his accommodation was a rat-infested shed with no washing facilities.
He ate two meals a day on his own in the outbuilding and for more than a decade he was not given soap and never used a toothbrush.He ate two meals a day on his own in the outbuilding and for more than a decade he was not given soap and never used a toothbrush.
"I used the horse trough to have a wash," Mr Simester told the jury."I used the horse trough to have a wash," Mr Simester told the jury.
The 44-year-old told the court he carried on working the day after he fractured his hip. During his time at the farm, the 44-year-old fractured his hip after falling from a horse but continued to work despite the pain he was in and was only taken to hospital two days later where he had to undergo surgery.
Judge Bidder told the jury there was no direct evidence of threats of violence towards Mr Simester. He had told the court he was "terrified" of Doran and his father.
Defending Doran, Nick Barraclough told the court that he is a "man of good character, with no previous convictions". On Wednesday, midway through the trial, Doran admitted forcing Mr Simester to work unpaid during the period from April 2010-13 but the jury were told by the judge there had been a total of 13 years of exploitation although the judge said there was no evidence he had faced threats of violence while he was there.
'Horrific state'
The court heard that Mr Simester had gone missing in 2000 after taking a seaside trip to Porthcawl.
He told the jury that he was walking along a dual carriageway near Taffs Well, Rhondda Cynon Taf, when he met Thomas Doran, another son of Daniel Doran, who offered him work at his father's farm in Peterstone, Newport.
A Facebook campaign and press coverage led to a police tip-off that he was being held at the farm and his family travelled there in 2013.
The jury heard that Mr Simester's family struggled to recognise him when they tracked him down in a "horrific state" with a chest infection, a hernia and calloused feet.
Mr Hipkin told the court Mr Simester's own brother didn't recognise him when he first arrived on the farm.
The crown decided not to pursue the case against Daniel Doran.The crown decided not to pursue the case against Daniel Doran.
'Horrific state'
Mr Simester was found in 2013 by police after a campaign by his family led to a tip-off that he was being held at the farm.
The jury heard that his family struggled to recognise him when they tracked him down in a "horrific state" with a chest infection, a hernia and calloused feet.
Prosecutor John Hipkin said: "We have considered the case in consultation with the Simester family and the chief crown prosecutor and the crown will not seek a verdict against the first defendant."Prosecutor John Hipkin said: "We have considered the case in consultation with the Simester family and the chief crown prosecutor and the crown will not seek a verdict against the first defendant."
Doran's defence barrister, Nick Barraclough, told the court that he was a "man of good character, with no previous convictions".
After the hearing Catrin Attwell, senior crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service Wales complex casework unit, said: "Over a number of years, David Daniel Doran preyed on Darrell Simester's vulnerability.After the hearing Catrin Attwell, senior crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service Wales complex casework unit, said: "Over a number of years, David Daniel Doran preyed on Darrell Simester's vulnerability.
"This case demonstrates that modern day slavery exists within our local communities. I hope that today's guilty plea will help Darrell Simester and his family as they seek to move forward with their lives.""This case demonstrates that modern day slavery exists within our local communities. I hope that today's guilty plea will help Darrell Simester and his family as they seek to move forward with their lives."
Sentencing was adjourned for reports to be compiled.Sentencing was adjourned for reports to be compiled.