örd lingen , ▁who ▁received ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁her ▁statement . ▁▁ ▁The ▁women ' s ▁testim ony ▁revealed ▁a ▁w ides p read ▁pattern ▁of ▁ab use ▁and ▁explo itation ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁L ien hart ▁F ry erm ut ▁and ▁Barbara ▁Tar schen fe ind in . ▁This ▁included ▁practices ▁such ▁as ▁forcing ▁the ▁women ▁to ▁work ▁while ▁men stru ating ; ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁holy ▁days ; ▁den ying ▁them ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁church ▁to ▁hear ▁Mass ; ▁conf isc ating ▁their ▁clothes ▁and ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁buy ▁items ▁from ▁them ▁at ▁excess ive ▁prices ; ▁feed ing ▁them ▁dis g ust ing ▁food ; ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁spin ▁cloth ▁to ▁generate ▁extra ▁income ; ▁se izing ▁tips ▁given ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁customers ▁and ▁taking ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁permitted ▁one - third ▁cut ▁from ▁their ▁w ages . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁said ▁they ▁had ▁rout in ely ▁suffered ▁violence ▁at ▁L ien hart ' s ▁hands , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁sometimes ▁used ▁a ▁b ull wh ip ▁to ▁beat ▁them . ▁Al most ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁deb t ▁to ▁L ien hart ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁bro th el , ▁not with standing ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁forb ade ▁them ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁building ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁abort ion ▁inqu iry ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁test ifying ▁about ▁working ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁bro th el , ▁many ▁of ▁the