Caretaker trafficks, rapes underage girls

Caretaker trafficks, rapes underage girls

Council caretaker Anthony Harrison, 32, is alleged to have raped two trafficked girls who were subjected to African black magic rituals, court reports have said.A British court heard that ceremonies were made by a Juju priest in Nigeria so that the girls would be permanently bonded to lives of slavery.

Juju rituals are greatly feared in Nigeria because of the priests perceived power to control the victims.

Woolwich Crown Court heard that during the rituals, the 16-year-old girl was stripped then slashed with a razor so that the priest could collect her blood.The priest later tied her up and put her in a coffin, pouring the blood over her and shaved her body hair, jurors were told.

The priest also forced her to eat raw chicken heart and threatened that he would go into her dreams and kill her if she did not obey his commands, the court heard.

The 14-year-old was also forced to eat a raw chicken heart and white clay.

The girls were said to have been flown to Britain in 2009 on false documents, where Harrison described as a key player in the trafficking ring -- is alleged to have raped them before trying to pass them on to traffickers in Spain and Greece to work in the sex industry.

Harrison is also said to have starved and threatened to kill the 16-year-old girl before raping her. He is also accused of beating the 14-year-old.

The girls were given scripts by the traffickers to tell immigration that they were fleeing Nigeria for being lesbians.However, Harrision denied in court that he was involved in the act. The trial continues.Source: The Korea Herald/ANN
Published June 25 2011