NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A lawmaker in India's beach state of Goa has been charged with buying, drugging and raping a 16-year-old girl in a case which will be closely watched by anti-slavery activists as the country moves to crackdown on human trafficking.
Atanasio Monserrate, an independent legislator in Goa's assembly, was detained on Thursday after the teenager told police she was sold to him by her mother and another woman.
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