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Warning: If you are sensitive to stories that deal with the sexual exploitation of children, rather don’t read this. While the story does not go into details about the alleged abuse, this is as bad as it gets.

A Heidelberg attorney, Carel Benjamin Schoeman, 35, has been charged with repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl he “bought” from her 38-year-old mother.

The ‘mother’ allegedly forced her two minor children into prostitution, with Schoeman allegedly buying her 13-year-old for R160,000.

Schoeman, who is a registered attorney practising attorney, allegedly made his first booking with the 13-year-old girl in September 2022. Between September and November, he made several more bookings, until he allegedly approached the mother to “buy” the child.

Schoeman spent most of Wednesday with the mother in the dock of the Johannesburg high court sitting in Palm Ridge, responding that he understood the charges against him and pleaded not guilty.

The 26 charges against this vile creature include rape, child abuse, pointing a firearm, conspiracy to commit a sexual act, using children for or benefiting from child pornography and facilitating and or assisting the creation and production of child pornography.

According to the indictment, Schoeman approached the mother to “buy” the victim from her and they agreed on R160,000. He allegedly made a down payment of R24,000 and also handed over a vehicle for her use.

He allegedly had sex with the child daily, either at a guest house or at the mother’s flat in Heidelberg. When the victim refused to participate in a sexual act with him, he allegedly pointed his firearm at her and threatened her.

The attorney also allegedly filmed the sexual acts.

“During the day the victim would be kept in a locked room without food, water or a cellphone.”

TimesLIVE reports that the mother is accused of forcing her daughters to have sex or participate in sexual conduct with various men in exchange for money before their 13th birthdays. She is also accused of advertising the services of her daughter on internet sites such as Sex Trader and Red Velvet.

The 38-year-old mother is facing 72 counts, including nine of sexual exploitation of children, nine of rape, human trafficking, kidnapping, child abuse and creating child pornography.

There are no words, only tears.

[source:timeslive]