A national study shows that relationships between young South African women and “blessers” greatly increase risks of HIV, pregnancy, and violence, driven by poverty and inequality.
Kenyan seafarers working on board both cargo and cruise ships have welcomed the new development.
The former mentor of French football star Antoine Griezmann was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison for sexually assaulting minors.
Harmful sexual behaviour can involve forcing other children into penetrative acts, such as oral sex, or coercing other children into sexual “play”.
Poverty, unemployment and displacement often leave young women vulnerable to deceptive online job offers, some of which lead to trafficking and long-term sexual exploitation abroad.
Kajiado North Deputy County Commissioner Yusuf Mohamed said hiding such children would block them from realising their potential as many are cognitively sound.