'Calculated and terrifying': Man who chained up girlfriend and claimed she did it herself because she couldn't stop cheating on him learns fate

A Kentucky man who was recovered blameworthy of chaining up his girlfriend wrong of her ain location — telling constabulary she did it to herself because she couldn't halt cheating connected him — was sentenced to 30 years down bars connected Wednesday, according to a report.

Moises May, of Louisville, was convicted successful May for chaining up the parent of his daughter, Jonna Wilson, astatine a location successful Louisville's Park Hill vicinity successful 2023, according to section Fox affiliate WDRB. A condemnation of 35 years was recommended by prosecutors, but helium was fixed 30 and ordered to service astatine slightest 20% of the sentence, WDRB reports.

May was recovered blameworthy by a assemblage of his peers, marking the 2nd clip that a suspect successful Kentucky has been convicted by a assemblage of quality trafficking and sentenced nether the state's recently amended human trafficking criminal statute, which saw the definitions and penalties for quality trafficking broadened past year.

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In summation to quality trafficking, May was besides recovered blameworthy of kidnapping, intimidating a subordinate successful the ineligible process, terroristic threatening, and harassment.

"This was a profoundly affectional lawsuit for each involved, and I commend the diligent and hard enactment of our Special Victims Unit prosecutors successful getting justness for the victim," Commonwealth's Attorney Gerina D. Whethers said successful a connection announcing May's conviction, according to section ABC affiliate WHAS.

"Human trafficking volition ne'er person a spot successful our community," Whethers said. "This result sends a beardown connection that we volition basal up against these despicable acts."

May, who is from Louisville, allegedly tried claiming that Wilson chained herself up earlier cops recovered her astatine a location successful Park Hill. A section detective testified astatine May's proceedings astir determination being nary signs oregon grounds of self-imprisonment, per section Fox affiliate WDRB.

"It didn't look similar it was thing she did to herself," the detective recounted.

May was said to person chopped Wilson's hairsbreadth with a machete, telling constabulary she "lost a bet" with him implicit a crippled of checkers. He allegedly changed his communicative aft being interviewed and aboriginal claimed it was chopped disconnected due to the fact that Wilson wanted to dye her hairsbreadth and May wouldn't help, truthful she asked that helium chop it instead.

May was besides accused of trafficking Wilson and forcing her to person enactment with men for money. He was said to person done this astatine slightest 5 times.

After May's arrest, police released disturbing body camera footage of officers uncovering Wilson chained to the level of a second-story chamber and rescuing her.

"Thank you truthful much," Wilson tin beryllium heard saying connected video.