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Senate detains employer of abused maid for 'evading questions, lying'

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News

<div> </div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Elvie Vergara during a Senate investigation on Sept. 5, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/09/05/20230905-ph-senate-kasambahay-vergara-jc0973.jpg"/><figcaption>Elvie Vergara during a Senate investigation on Sept. 5, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The employer who allegedly abused household helper Elvie Vergara was detained by the Senate on Tuesday for &quot;continuously evading of questions&quot; and &quot;falsely testifying&quot; during the justice panel&#x27;s investigation.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/06/23/kasambahay-elvie-faces-off-with-alleged-abusive-employers">Kasambahay Elvie faces off with alleged abusive employers at Senate hearing</a></li></ul><p>France Ruiz and her family were accused of torturing their maid Vergara to the point that the victim was blinded due to her injuries.</p><p>During Wednesday&#x27;s hearing, Ruiz repeatedly denied abusing the maid as she accused 2 other individuals of hurting the victim.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/10/23/testigo-sa-kaso-ni-elvie-vergara-natatakot-para-sa-buhay">Testigo sa kaso ng umano&#x27;y minaltratong kasambahay, natatakot para sa buhay</a></li></ul><p>Senators were irked by Ruiz&#x27;s denial, prompting Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to cite her in contempt.</p><p>Ruiz is currently detained inside the Senate jail while the Committee will be conducting parallel investigations on the case to finalize charges. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/09/16/23/nakasaksi-sa-kalupitan-kay-elvie-vergara-napilitan-umanong-magsinungaling">Tauhan na &#x27;nakasaksi&#x27; sa kalupitan kay Elvie Vergara napilitan umanong magsinungaling</a></li></ul>

The employer was detained inside the Senate jail while the Committee will be conducting parallel investigations on the case to finalize charges. 

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Senate detains employer of abused maid for 'evading questions, lying'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 19, 2023 04:43 PM PHT

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