A South African woman from the working-class suburb of Springs, a gold-mining town near Johannesburg, was kidnapped by a black sex-slavery gang who told her they were going to force her to 'work off her R1,000 ransom' at one of their brothels. Beeld daily Afrikaans newspaper reports that the mom of five small children managed to flee from the gang. (details awaited). The SAPS has confirmed that the woman has lodged a formal complaint and that they are investigating. Two black males have been arrested, reportedly both Nigerian men.
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Mom escapes after she was kidnapped 'for sex work'. by Beeld journalists Phindile Sibyia and Pauli van Wyk
March 25 2014. - Picture: This is the Kingsnoria building High Street Rosettenville, Johannesburg - where a 37-year-old woman was 'sold into sex-slavery' for R1,000. (picture: themba makofane)
The 37-year old mom who was nearly forced into sexual slavery to 'buy back her sales price' walked into a police station to lodge criminal charges against her kidnappers. The woman, a mom with five children, was enroute to the shops in Springs when a car stopped in front of her. She said a 'Nigerian man jumped out, pointed a firearm and ordered me to climb into the car. The man picked up a comrade in Springs CBD and then drove to Rosettenville in Johannesburg. "They parked outside a club where we waited about an hour', she said. "I pleaded with them to let me go back to my husband and my five children. " Her kidnapper followed someone into the Kingnoria building in Rosettenville on Hoog Street and 'sold' her for R1,000. "There were three other women inside the house and one of those women was heavily pregnant,' she said.
"I was put into a locked room. There was a bag of drugs on the bed. One of the women told me that her boyfriend 'had bought me and I now must have to work to pay back the sales sum'. I kept asking to be allowed to go back to my children. But the woman told me I was 'lying because her boyfriend doesn't buy women who have children'. SAPS lt col Katlego Mogale confirmed that the police are investigating a case of kidnapping, human trafficking and the possession of drugs. "She managed to escape and contacted the police in Moffat view.' The woman said she managed to flee when two 'clients' showed up at the house. "While they were talking, I fled into the street. A woman shouted after me that 'I would not get far'. A group men chased me.' She ran to a street vendor and asked where the nearest member of the community policing forum was and said she needed urgent help. The SAPS went back to the flat with her and arrested two black male suspects.
http://www.beeld.com/nuus/2014-03-25-ma-ontsnap-nadat-sy-ontvoer-is-vir-sekswerk
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