Liberia, June 29 -- Jurors in Liberia's largest human trafficking trial visited the alleged crime scene Saturday, inspecting the compound where all 57 alleged victims - and a former defendant who later confessed to the crimes and testified for the prosecution - said they were held, abused and forced to recruit relatives and friends into the alleged trafficking network.

The court-ordered visit marked another key moment in the case, which has drawn national and international attention. Prosecutors say the compound served as the base of an organization that lured victims with promises of jobs in Canada or Australia before subjecting them to human trafficking, rape, beatings, torture and other abuse. Four of the original 12 detained defenda...