Lunkes v. Yannai

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JAMES C. FRANCIS IV, United States Magistrate Judge.

Gisele Lunkes, Berandett Herczeg, and Isabelle Krintz allege that the defendants, Joseph Yannai and Elena Fusillo, lured them to the United States with false promises of employment and then enslaved them and that Mr. Yannai sexually abused them repeatedly. After escaping from the defendants’ residence, the plaintiffs have brought this action seeking redress under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (the “TVPRA”), the Fair Labor Standards Act, the New York Labor Law, and New York common law.

After Mr.…