Officials speak after Indian student beaten, forced to work inside St. Charles County home

A 20-year-old Indian man was “brutally beaten“ and exposed to other forms of abuse in St. Charles County by a man he called “very wealthy, powerful and influential in India,“ according to charging documents. Venkatesh Reddy Sattaru and two others were charged with trafficking for the purposes of slavery, kidnapping, abuse through forced labor and multiple other charges in connection with the investigation that started in Defiance, Missouri, Wednesday. Full story: ========================= Get the latest St. Louis news, weather and sports: Follow us on Facebook: Follow us on X: Download the 5 On Your Side app: To watch 5 On Your Side broadcasts or reports 24/7, 5 On Your Side is always streaming on 5 . Download for free on Roku (), Amazon Fire TV () or the Apple TV App Store.