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The school where the victims are studying. — Photo nld.com.vn

The youngsters believe they are being offered part-time jobs but instead are traded by trafficking gangs for as much as VND10 million (US$400).

Now the Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee has called for an urgent investigation into the child-sex ring and report to the city's leadership before January 30.

Nguyen Duc Chung has written to Hanoi Police demanding an inquiry after the reports of these allegations surfaced on the media.

Reports claimed ninth-grade girls at a secondary school in Khanh Thuong Commune, Ba Vi District are being offered part-time jobs.

But instead of legitimate work, they are being forced to have sex with older men for their "virginity" and paid as little as VND500,000 ($22). — VNS

 

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