German couple convicted for selling son to paedophiles

BERLIN 7 Aug 2018; A German mother, identified as Berrin T, and her partner have been convicted for raping her son and selling him to paedophiles.

The Freiburg state court convicted the couple for a total of 40 counts of serious sexual abuse of children.  Couple were also convicted for of rape and human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.

According to Global News, “The 48-year-old woman, who has been identified only as Berrin T. in line with German privacy rules, was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison. Her partner, Christian L., was sentenced to 12 years. The court ruled that the man, who had a previous conviction for child sex offences, must remain in preventive custody after serving his sentence.”

“The pair were convicted of repeatedly abusing and raping the boy, now 10, and selling him to men on the darknet, an area of the internet that can be visited only by using special software. Some of the abuse was filmed. The pair and six others were arrested last September. Several men have already been convicted in separate trials.”, reported the Global News.