Mum forces 2 girls into prostitution

A Pakistani mother forced her two teenage daughters into prostitution after bringing them to the UAE, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.

The crime came into light when two undercover inspectors visited a massage centre in Karama on June 5.

Inspector Haitham Ibrahim of the Ministry of Labour testified, "When we entered the male massage centre, the receptionist offered us three girls for services, one of them was very young."

Allowing girls to offer service in a men's health centre was a clear violation of rules.

The two inspectors showed their ID cards and asked the receptionist and the ladies to show their cards.

The young girl told the officers that she does not hold any ID.

"Although the receptionist offered the young girl for service, he intervened and said that the girl was only visiting her friend," said the inspector.

The girl asked the inspectors for protection and told that she has been working in the centre as a masseur for men for a year. She also informed that her mother had given her to the owner in exchange of Dh8,000, while the girl was being paid Dh1,000 monthly.

The receptionist threatened the girl in Urdu not to divulge any information. However, the inspector understood the language and asked him to remain silent.

The girl continued in Urdu and told the inspectors that the owner of the centre and her mother seized her passport and forced her to do this work.

"After checking the centre, we did not find proper clothes for customers. The girls admitted men were completely naked during the service with only a towel covering their modesty.

The receptionist said he has been working in the centre for five months for Dh1,000 per month.

The other two girls have been working in the centre willingly for 8 months for Dh1,500 monthly salary.

The inspectors took the young girl to the police station after issuing a violation to the centre.

The girl MA, told her story to the police.

"My father and mother got divorced in Pakistan. My ten siblings and I stayed with my mother who got married to an 18-year-old jobless man. My mother said she would bring my sister and me to the UAE to pursue our studies. She managed to get us visit visa on the centre's sponsorship.

FA, 22, Pakistani clerk, received the two girls at Sharjah International airport and took them to a flat.

"We stayed in the owner's room for a month since he was overseas. My mother took our passports claiming that she needs them to enroll us in collage.

"However, my mother asked us to work in the massage centre until we get admission in the collage.

"When we refused, she let other men beat us till we said yes. The men also threatened to bring our younger sisters if we refused," she said.
In the centre, the two girls found out that their mother offers sex to clients along with massage services.

"During the last ten days of Ramadan, we went back to Pakistan. There my sister got admission in a college and refused return to Dubai. However, my mother threatened us and continued beating our siblings until we agreed," said the victim.

Whenever, authorities came to visit the massage centres, the girls used to be confined in the flat and asked to resume work later.

"My sister was sent back to Pakistani after FA (clerk) raped her and she got pregnant. Then I was forced to offer massage to client's sensitive part as they used to charge more for that. My mother received Dh1,000 for my work," she said.

The girl tried to seek police help, but could not make contact.

She also told the police that she sought customers' help but no one heard her plea.

The ministry of labour found out that the owner of the centre NA, 41, had a license for a salon for women on which he issued work visas to the girl's mother SK, 37, and the other women.

It was also found out that the women salon was set up only to acquire license and the interior was later converted for men.

The mother and the owner of the salon are fugitives.

Police referred the workers in the centre, IA, 25, hairdresser, MO, 33 clerk and FA, 22 clerk in addition to the two fugitives, all Pakistanis, to the court on accusations of human trafficking, physical assault and exploiting the victim for sexual acts.

The court will reconvene on March 30.

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