Actually, she was household help, having to do a huge amount of cleaning, according to the article.
Mea culpa (sp on both?) on this one, but I should have added the Colombian government to this clusterfuck. They've refused to release her back to US custody. Makes me wonder what on earth is going on over there. Times like this are why I have an angry demiplane.
EDIT: Thanks for the clarification, Nap