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S.C. Man Pleads Guilty To Enslaving Mentally Disabled Man

Former restaurant manager Bobby Paul Edwards admits that he used threats and physical violence and threats to force the man to work more than 100 hours a week without pay for years.

A former restaurant manager from Conway, S.C., admitted that he used physical violence, threats and intimidation to compel an intellectually disabled black man to work for more than 100 hours a week for years.

Bobby Paul Edwards, 53, has pleaded guilty to one count of forced labor and faces up to 20 years in prison, to the Justice Department. He also will

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