A 48 year old suspect is expected to appear at the Cape Town magistrate’s Court on 16 August 2019, for allegedly trafficking a female victim from Gauteng for sexual exploitation.
The 25 year old victim originally from Gauteng was allegedly lured under false pretext by the perpetrator after they were introduced by her friend at a party on 9 June 2019. They travelled to Cape Town the following day, on arrival she was allegedly locked up at a house in Brooklyn and forced into a life of drugs and prostitution.
Whilst on the streets the victim managed to alert a passing Law Enforcement vehicle of her ordeal on 10 July 2019, she was subsequently rescued and taken to a place of safety.
The matter was referred to the Hawks’ Anti Human Trafficking team and on Wednesday the investigating team with the assistance of crime intelligence, SAPS, Metro Police, Department of Social Development (DSD), as well as A21 (NGO) descended at a house in Milnerton.
The perpetrator was identified by the victim and arrested on the spot. The suspect has been charged for contravening the Trafficking in Persons Act.
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