"Alina was one of the children targeted by the intelligence operation. She was 13 years old and had been drawn into prostitution. "Our parents could no longer provide for us," Alina told DW. "I needed the money for our everyday living." One night in July 2021, Alina said she and others were picked up on the street by two men who introduced themselves as Nico and Bryan. They took them to a restaurant, then to a hotel."
""After he showered, I showered, as well," Alina said. "Then it happened." She said Nico paid her 2,000 Philippine pesos, the equivalent of 34. Nearly two weeks later, another girl named Reyna, then aged 16, said she was introduced to the same two men, along with a third one, and was taken to a hotel for sex. The girls did not know at the time that they were the subjects of a surveillance operation."
Destiny Rescue launched an undercover operation in Olongapo, Philippines, after informants identified a woman trafficking children. A 13-year-old named Alina said she had been drawn into prostitution because her family could not provide for their needs. She described being picked up by two men, taken to a restaurant and then a hotel, where she was paid 2,000 pesos. A 16-year-old, Reyna, described a similar encounter with the same men and a third man. The girls did not know they were subjects of a surveillance operation. Investigators traveled to the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand to investigate allegations that men working for the rescue organization used it as cover to access vulnerable minors.
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