Families in desperate need of food are sending their daughters into prostitution to survive, according to an International Rescue Committee report. Girls as young as 12 are being forced into having sex for money to feed their families in drought-hit parts of Kenya. Families in rural areas of Turkana, one of the regions hardest hit by late rains, are sending their daughters to urban centres to make money.
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Gianfranco Lombardi, 28, denied bond for violating probation
The year-old Singaporean pleaded guilty on Friday Nov 13 to two counts of sexually penetrating the girl, who was 15 years old at the time. The offender also cannot be named due to amendments to the Children and Young Persons Act, which now covers those below 18 years old. The youth, who knew the girl had a former boyfriend and wanted to make him jealous, then asked her to accompany him to some shops in the neighbourhood. The girl agreed. The pair later went to the community club where the girl told the offender that she wanted to use a toilet. The DPP said: "After a few minutes, the accused and the victim heard the sound of shutters rolling. Thinking that the community club was about to be closed for the day, the accused and victim both got dressed and left the male toilet.
Amanda Batchelor , Managing Editor. According to an arrest report, the victim and her legal guardian went to the Aventura Police Department last month and the girl told police that she had met the defendant the morning of Oct. The teen said she began talking to Gianfranco Lombardi, 28, and they both told each other their ages. The teen told detectives that Lombardi told her, "We can keep it on the down low," and they hung out throughout the day, traveling throughout Miami-Dade County on public transportation. Police said the duo went to the Camden Apartments in Aventura about 8 p. According to the report, Lombardi told the girl that he wanted to have sex with her and she told him "no" twice after he told her to remove her pants. Police said Lombardi told the girl that he would force her to remove her pants if she didn't take them off herself, so the victim complied and had sex with Lombardi. Police said the duo got into a Miami-Dade County bus about 6 a. Later in the afternoon, Lombardi told the girl that she was too young for him and a short altercation ensued, police said. The duo went their separate ways after the argument and the teen was taken to the Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center to be seen by a forensic examiner.
