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European idiots didn't know Khokhlushkas, until now....
An NHS mental health specialist who took in a Ukrainian refugee was reported for modern day slavery after she asked her guest to help out more with the dishes.
Hannah Debenham, 42, of Uckfield, East Sussex, was under investigation for two months following the accusation, before the case was dropped this week when no evidence was found.
The mother of two was asked to 'voluntarily' attend Eastbourne police station where she was questioned by a modern-day slavery inspector, which she branded 'the worst experience of my life'. Officers also spent two hours at her home with her husband.
Detective Chief Inspector Gavin Patch, of Sussex Police, defended his force's action today, telling MailOnline the investigation was 'expedited as quickly as possible', adding that it takes any report of slavery 'very seriously'.
The refugee, a mother who cannot be named for legal reasons, complained to police that she was 'expected to clear up and tidy up the house for little to no money under the disguise of the Ukrainian settlement scheme', according to the police report.
Ms Debenham told MailOnline: 'It was just devastating. We just wanted to help. If I was charged I would have had to declare that and it would have been a permanent impediment to my career.
'They also spoke to my husband and told him that I could face life in prison if I was found guilty.
'I've been an NHS mental health specialist for 15 years and I have often worked with people with severe mental illness supporting their needs in police custody, and this happening to me was the worst experience of my life.'
Ms Debenham said her solicitor described the action by Sussex Police as an 'outrageous overreach.'
The Ukrainian family had been living with Ms Debenham for just three weeks when the accusation was levelled.
The Homes for Ukraine scheme has been blighted by issues, with host families regularly falling out with their guests due to deep cultural differences.
Scores of Britons were also left out of pocket by delays to their £350 payments, promised by the Government for each refugee family taken in.
MailOnline previously reported how some Britons felt they had been 'duped' by 'non-vulnerable' Ukrainians. But one refugee, Ludmila Zosym, said it was the UK hosts who cannot understand their visitors as they have never fled from war.
Ms Debenham's saga began when she and her husband, who also works in the NHS, were looking for an au pair to work in their eight-bedroom home.
Ukrainian reported British host for 'slavery' for making her do DISHES
An NHS mental health specialist who took in a Ukrainian refugee was reported for modern day slavery after she asked her guest to help out more with the dishes.
Hannah Debenham, 42, of Uckfield, East Sussex, was under investigation for two months following the accusation, before the case was dropped this week when no evidence was found.
The mother of two was asked to 'voluntarily' attend Eastbourne police station where she was questioned by a modern-day slavery inspector, which she branded 'the worst experience of my life'. Officers also spent two hours at her home with her husband.
Detective Chief Inspector Gavin Patch, of Sussex Police, defended his force's action today, telling MailOnline the investigation was 'expedited as quickly as possible', adding that it takes any report of slavery 'very seriously'.
The refugee, a mother who cannot be named for legal reasons, complained to police that she was 'expected to clear up and tidy up the house for little to no money under the disguise of the Ukrainian settlement scheme', according to the police report.
Ms Debenham told MailOnline: 'It was just devastating. We just wanted to help. If I was charged I would have had to declare that and it would have been a permanent impediment to my career.
'They also spoke to my husband and told him that I could face life in prison if I was found guilty.
'I've been an NHS mental health specialist for 15 years and I have often worked with people with severe mental illness supporting their needs in police custody, and this happening to me was the worst experience of my life.'
Ms Debenham said her solicitor described the action by Sussex Police as an 'outrageous overreach.'
The Ukrainian family had been living with Ms Debenham for just three weeks when the accusation was levelled.
The Homes for Ukraine scheme has been blighted by issues, with host families regularly falling out with their guests due to deep cultural differences.
Scores of Britons were also left out of pocket by delays to their £350 payments, promised by the Government for each refugee family taken in.
MailOnline previously reported how some Britons felt they had been 'duped' by 'non-vulnerable' Ukrainians. But one refugee, Ludmila Zosym, said it was the UK hosts who cannot understand their visitors as they have never fled from war.
Ms Debenham's saga began when she and her husband, who also works in the NHS, were looking for an au pair to work in their eight-bedroom home.
Ukrainian reported British host for 'slavery' for making her do DISHES
TitsUpTammy is really cute when it gets angry.
