Mother accused of selling her 13-year-old daughter and another girl for sex

A 42-year-old mother from the Eastern Cape is charged with selling her minor daughter and another minor girl for sex to foreigners.

THE MOTHER ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED R400 FOR EACH SEXUAL ENCOUNTER

The mother and two Bangladesh nationals accused of sexually exploiting and raping two minor girls were denied bail by the Keiskammahoek Magistrate’s Court.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Regional spokesperson Anelisa Ngcakani said the mother has been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor while the two Bangladeshis are charged with sexual exploitation of a minor and rape.

“They were denied bail because they failed to present exceptional circumstances in their applications for them to be released on bail.”

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She said the two men were also seen as flight risks as they don’t have family ties, assets, or occupational ties in Keiskammahoek.

“The mother was also seen as someone who might intimidate and influence witnesses and complainants as one of the complainants is her daughter.

“It is alleged that the mother sold for sex her 13-year-old daughter and her boyfriend’s 16-year-old niece to the two men.”

At the time of the alleged crimes, one of the men worked as a welder while the other was a sales assistant at a local shop.

“It is alleged that these offences happened from February 2019, when the children were 11 and 14 years, until March 2021.

“The alleged crimes surfaced when the 13-year-old girl, who has a mental condition, asked her friends to accompany her to a man she would have sex with in exchange for money. She promised to buy them, sweets, once she received the money.”

Ngcakani said the mother allegedly received R400 in exchange for each sexual encounter.

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It is alleged that she would use the money to buy alcohol and drugs for herself and her boyfriend.

The case was postponed to 14 October 2021.