The trafficking of children for purposes of sexual exploitation

Referred to as " besagheid" or "werk" or "besigheid".
Now, the girls bring the clients to the house then they take the men to one of the rooms. They take the clients' clothes off
and put it next to the bed. Now, the client doesn't know that there is another girl hiding under the bed. She climbed in
under the bed before the time. This girl takes his wallet out of his pants pocket and takes the money out and then puts
the wallet back. Sometimes the girls have sex with the clients and other times they do other things with the clients. All
the money must go to Zunaid. – Jenny
I took him into the room. I undressed myself. Now, I don't use cocaine. So, he said I should snif it, and if I don't he won't
do business with me. At that time there wasn't anyone in the house yet. Zunaid wasn't there yet. So, I sniffed quickly,
before they came in and saw me. After I sniffed, I went and laid on the bed, and started to fondle him so that he could
have an erection. I then took money from his wallet and emptied his pockets. I only left a R10-00 in the wallet. As I was
taking the last R200-00, he heard me and jumped up and went for his pants and I grabbed his pants from him. Then he
just wanted to leave. Now, the men are not allowed to leave, unless the girl says they can leave. I stood at the door, and
he was fighting with me. We were fighting in the room. He took out his knife trying to stab me. I kept running around
the bed trying to get away from him. He managed to stab me and cut me across my finger. That's why my finger looks
like this today. I called out to Zunaid that the man had stabbed me. But Zunaid ignored me and wouldn't come to help
me. Afterwards Zunaid came, and pointed a gun at the man. Then, Zunaid asked what happened. I told him that the man
stabbed me. I did not realise that he still had R5000-00 in his pocket. Zunaid then said that this man must pay for what
he did to my hand. – Chantal
But some of the Lanies noticed that we were not doing proper business with them. Before they can grab their things, we
must make sure that we have emptied their pockets, looking for rings, chains etc. We must take off their chains if they
have any, and they can't refuse to give it to us because we will beat them. – Belinda
5.9. The end of the work day
Nou die girls is nou soe two three o'clock se kant, innie oggend klaar gewerk dan kom hulle hys toe.
Nou is ammal innie lounge en hulle drink en speel music tot six o'clock toe en dan gan ammal nou
slaap.
Now, the girls finish working around two - three o'clock, in the morning then they come home. Now, everybody is in the
lounge and they drink and play music until six o'clock and then everybody goes to sleep. – Jenny
Hoe kan ek nou sê, hy lat ons drink as ons innie aanne klaar gewerkkit.
How, can I put it? He let's us drink, in the evening, when we are finished working. – Chantal
5.10. Police collusion
The girls described the collusion of police several times. These acts of collusion range from
receiving money from the gang leader to having sex with the children to getting charges of theft
against the children dropped.
Two such instances are related below.
That evening I went to work. That evening we robbed a man ourselves. Because we were so busy talking to him, trying
to name a price. Ilhaam grabbed the phone, and she put the phone in her pocket. The man drove away and then he
came back. By then, we had already given the phone to the guards who watch us. They stand until we are finished
working. The people don't know that they are guarding us. A lot of police came. So, they arrested Ilhaam and Nazlee.
Antoinette and Laetitia were with her. The three of them got into the police van, and the police said that they know
them, because they are thieves. The guards then phoned Zunaid. Zunaid came, and he went to the police station. Then
Zunaid just spoke two words and they were out. And the man came back for his phone. That evening he came to the
house, for the phone. He had to pay for the phone. So, Ilhaam said," no, its R800-00." So, he said: "no R400-00." So
Ilhaam said, "no it's R800-00." So, he had to give eight hundred for his phone. – Belinda
And we robbed the men. Let's say for instance a client picks me up then I take him to the house. Once in the house, he
will lie on top of us but he's not doing the business. Then we take his money out of his pockets. If they go to the police,
afterwards then Zunaid will give the policemen each a R50-00. And then the policemen will tell the client that he should
rather go to the police station and make a statement there, because they can't do anything about it. – Chantal
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