Uganda: They were sent to a shelter for safety. Instead, these women say they were sexually abused

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    Sold by an uncle to her teacher, she was raped and abandoned in Kalangala, a district of islands on Lake Victoria, in Uganda.

    They were sent to a shelter for safety. Instead, these women say they were sexually abused

    When Patricia was picked up by police at the age of 11, she felt relieved. Sold by an uncle to her teacher, she was raped and abandoned in Kalangala, a district of islands on Lake Victoria, in Uganda. Patricia thought her luck had changed when police officers from a local station told her there was a man nearby who helped survivors of sexual abuse like her. "A big, fat, old muzungu [foreigner or white person] came for me. They said he is taking care of girls in your situation," Patricia, who is identified using a pseudonym, told CNN. "They said ...


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    They were sent to a shelter for safety. Instead, these women say they were sexually abused

    When Patricia was picked up by police at the age of 11, she felt relieved. Sold by an uncle to her teacher, she was raped and abandoned in Kalangala, a district of islands on Lake Victoria, in Uganda. Patricia thought her luck had changed when police officers from a local station told her there was a man nearby who helped survivors of sexual abuse like her. “A big, fat, old muzungu [foreigner or white person] came for me. They said he is taking care of girls in your situation,” Patricia, who is identified using a pseudonym, told CNN. “They said ...


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