Belville, Cape Town South Africa, South Africa
The police were tipped off from a local who talked to one of the girls at the local McDonald's. They then went in to rescue the girls.
Location
South Africa · Belville, Cape Town South Africa · 2010 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
Yes. Explained above.
Two were arrested for prostitution and two were sent to a safe house. The two arrested for prostitution had been rescued previoiusly and put in a safe house. They left the safe house and went straight back to prostitution. 4 other girls were found in similar circumstances in the same block of flats. They were rescued and put in a safe house. Some were sent home and some ran away.
A local NGO assisted law enforcement in placing the girls.
Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don't have a verifiable source on file yet — use “Report a problem” below to add one.