Stepmother to face trial for trafficking girl into prostitution

TDT | Manama

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A woman accused of trafficking her under-18 stepdaughter into prostitution will appear before the High Criminal Court on 14 December, with prosecutors saying she brought the girl to Bahrain and lived off the money she earned.

The defendant remains in custody ahead of the hearing.

The case began after a report to the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Directorate alleged the girl was being exploited in prostitution.

Investigators concluded that the defendant arranged clients through social media and the internet and targeted men of different nationalities.

Arrival The victim told investigators she arrived in Bahrain with the defendant, her Asian stepmother.

They stayed in a hotel for about five days before moving to another. She said the defendant then began bringing men to meet her for prostitution, and that she was made to collect the payments and hand them over.