Saudi man who served nearly 20 years in prison for holding housekeeper captive set to be deported

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — A 56-year-old man who served nearly two decades in prison for holding a housekeeper captive in his Aurora home and repeatedly molesting her is set to be deported following a plea agreement.

Homaidan Al-Turki, convicted in 2006 of keeping an Indonesian-born woman in his home, was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on Tuesday, officials confirmed.

Al-Turki recently pleaded guilty to lesser charges and was resentenced based on an understanding he would be deported, according to a release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. The agreement came after a judge granted him a new hearing when his new attorneys successfully argued that his previous legal representation was inadequate during his original trial…

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