A man who kidnapped a woman and chained her to a floor in Louisville is appealing his conviction. Moises May, 39, was convicted in 2025 of five counts of human trafficking, kidnapping, intimidating a participant in the legal process, harassment with physical contact, and terroristic threatening.
Case Background
The case revolves around disturbing events at a Park Hill home in 2023. May, an illegal immigrant, chained his former partner by the neck to the floor of a 90-degree room. She was without air conditioning or water. She eventually broke a window with a shoe and screamed for help. A neighbor called 911, and she was rescued.
Prosecutors said May used Facebook to arrange paid sexual encounters, forcing her to have sex under threats of death. During the trial, the woman testified that she did not want to take part, but believed May would beat her if she refused. Once, he cut off her ponytail with a machete as a punishment.
Appeal
May is now appealing his convictions based on two separate legal grounds. He first argues that two jurors should have been removed for potential bias, and then adds that his two indictments should have been tried separately. The Commonwealth disagreed, saying that both jurors assured the judge they could remain impartial and that the charges involved the same victim, home, and closely connected events.
Original reporting: WLKY Louisville — read the source article.
