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France

Six charged for holding sex slave

Six men and women were charged on Sunday for the rape and torture of a young woman allegedly held as a sex slave for a month, beaten and forced to engage in bestiality. The 20-year-old victim, who has mental health difficulties, was allegedly held prisoner in Verdun. Local media reported that she managed to escape by convincing her captors to allow her to get her bank card from a former teacher, who called police after seeing the condition she was in.