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Senegal busts transnational child abuse network

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Authorities in Senegal are investigating a transnational network of criminals accused of committing henious crimes against children. The police in the west African country say that the network was operating in coordination with a French national who was arrested in France in April last year. The suspects are accused of paedophilia, pimping, rape of minors under 15, sodomy and intentional transmission of HIV/AIDS.
 
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Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna
Producers: Keikantse Shumba and Chiamaka Dike
Technical Producer: David Nzau
Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga
Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
12 Feb 10AM English United Kingdom News

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