Own mother sold her for sex

22 İyul 2014 09:55 | 811

A woman who was sold for sex by her own mother has revealed how she suffered a decade of rape from the age of five by men who would pay just £5.

As a young girl the 48-year old from south London, who has chosen to remain anonymous, was subjected to sex with paedophiles, with her mother receiving money or alcohol in return.

Even after she was taken into care the abuse continued during weekend visits home and only stopped when Claire* ran away for good at the age of 15.

It was only after her mother died that Claire felt brave enough to contact police and report what had happened.

However, because her mother was dead no action could be taken and instead Claire decided to talk about her shocking experiences to help other abuse victims find a voice.

Hidden torment: 'Claire' (right), pictured with her mother as a teenager, remained silent about her abuse for years

"When I heard my mother had died I actually laughed,' she said.

'That might sound awful but words cannot describe the hatred and fear I had for that woman after what she forced me to do.

‘I remained frightened of her my whole life. I regret not reporting her while she was still alive because there can be no greater act of evil for a mother than to sell the body of her own daughter.

‘But it was only when she died that I felt free. The police couldn’t do anything of course but it felt like a weight had gone just to report it.

‘People think things like this don’t happen on our streets but I’m living proof and I want to use my story to save other children from a life like mine.’

Claire was just five years old when she remembers her mother taking her to a man for the first time. She had no idea of what was about to happen when her cruel mother ordered her to get dressed that day. "I remember mum taking me to a block of flats and her knocking the door," she said.

'She spoke to the man and then pushed me inside the door.

"I was so young I just did what I was told. I knew it felt wrong but I was scared and confused and after he gave me a lollipop." After their encounter, the man sent Claire back outside to her mother on the street and she started to cry.

"I remember mum telling me to stop sniveling. There was no comfort or emotion from her at all."

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