Sunday, December 13, 2009

S.Africa tackles World Cup child trafficking fears

Lesotho-born Thato was brought to South Africa at age three, by a woman she knew simply as "granny".

Five years later, her "granny" sold her into sexual slavery. The woman who bought her was running a sex ring that police are still investigating to find out how many children were involved.

It's a scenario that South African authorities and child welfare campaigners are already working to prevent during the football World Cup next year, which authorities fear could draw in child traffickers hoping to cash in on the fanfare around the games.

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