A modern slavery investigation has led to 15 people aged between 22 and 54 appearing before magistrates in Lincoln charged with a total of 53 offences between them.
The charges came after Lincolnshire Police launched Operation Pottery, a major investigation into modern slavery in the county.
Officers joined forces with the National Crime Agency to execute search warrants at locations across Lincolnshire earlier this year.
Other forces raided addresses elsewhere in the country as part of the investigation.
As a result of the raids, seven people, who are the alleged victims of modern slavery, were cared for by teams from Adult Care at Lincolnshire County Council with support from NHS staff.
Of the defendants, five gave their addresses as Washingborough Road Gypsy Site, and six as Sheffield Road, Drinsey Nook, Lincoln. Other live at locations including Sheffield and Buckinghamshire.
Of the 15 that appeared in the dock, six face specific charges relating to modern slavery, including holding another person in slavery or servitude or requiring someone to perform forced or compulsory labour.
A number of individuals in the group also face charges including possessing criminal property to the value of around £250,000 cash, as well as allegations of fraud, accusations of cheating the public revenue and also stealing items including a caravan and more than £14,000 of bricks.
They all appeared in court on Wednesday morning.
No pleas were entered on any of the charges that they face.
Thirteen were released on bail with a variety of conditions attached, while two of the accused, John Martin Felix Rooney, 29, and Martin Rooney, 22, were remanded in custody.
All 15 are due to appear at Lincoln Crown Court on Wednesday, November 25.
The 15 accused and the charges they face are:
Peter Doran 31, of Gypsy Site, 8 Washingborough Road, Lincoln.
- Conspire to hold another person in slavery/servitude.
- Conspire to require another person to perform forced/compulsory labour.
Michael Hanrahan, 48, of Gypsy Site, Washingborough Road, Lincoln.
- Conspire to hold another person in slavery/servitude.
Gerry Hanrohan, 44, of Gypsy Site, Washingborough Road, Lincoln.
- Conspire to hold another person in slavery/servitude.
- Fraud by false representation.
Bridget Rooney, 53, of 3 Caravan, Sheffield Road, Drinsey Nook, Lincoln.
- Conspire to hold another person in slavery/servitude.
- Conspire to require another person to perform forced/compulsory labour.
Danny Rooney, 49, of Gypsy Site, 7 Washingborough Road, Lincoln.
- Fraud by false representation.
- Acquire/use/possess criminal property.
Eileen Rooney, 30, of 2 Sheffield Road, Drinsey Nook, Lincoln.
- Use a false instrument with intent it be accepted as genuine.
- Cheat the public revenue.
John Rooney, 51, of 37 Chantry Craft, Kinsley, West Yorkshire.
- Conspire to require another person to perform forced / compulsory labour.
John Joseph Rooney, 26, of plot 12, caravan site, Washingborough Road, Lincoln.
- Conspire to require another person to perform forced / compulsory labour.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
John Martin Felix Rooney, 29, (ADDRESS NOT LISTED)
- Conspire to hold another person in slavery / servitude.
- Conspire to require another person to perform forced / compulsory labour.
- Theft from the person of another.
- Theft from the person of another.
- Theft from the person of another.
- Theft from the person of another.
- Cheat the public revenue.
- Fraud by false representation.
- Fraud by false representation.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
Martin Rooney, 22, of 3A, Sheffield Road, Drinsey Nook, Lincoln.
- Possess a controlled drug of Class A - Cocaine.
- Possess a controlled drug of Class B - Cannabis / Cannabis Resin.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
Martin Rooney, 53, of 3, Caravan, Sheffield Road, Drinsey Nook, Lincoln.
- Conspire to require another person to perform forced / compulsory labour.
Martin Rooney, 33, of Byways, Highfield Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
- Conspire to steal from the person of another.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Theft from the person of another.
Patrick Rooney, 52, of Sanfoin Farm, Gatemoor Lane, Wooburn Moor, Buckinghamshire.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
Patrick Stephen Thomas Rooney, 29, of 3A The Bungalow, Drinsey Nook, Lincoln.
- Conspire to hold another person in slavery / servitude.
- Conspire to hold another person in slavery / servitude.
- Cheat the public revenue.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Fraud by false representation.
- Theft - other - including theft by finding.
- Fraud by false representation.
- Theft - other - including theft by finding.
Nora Martina Sheridan, 29, of 3A Sheffield Road, Drinsey Nook, Lincoln.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Acquire / use / possess criminal property.
- Cheat the public revenue.
