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Boys losing virginity to nannies

Enlisting help in the form of a domestic worker looks like the most practical thing any mother would do in ensuring her children are well taken care of in her absence. But did you know that you might be putting your child in harm’s way? Writes NJOKI CHEGE

A  casual chat with a male friend in his late 30s revealed what is probably every young boy’s unspoken experience in the hands of a female (or male) domestic worker. You see, for the past four years, my friend has been searching for one woman who worked as their domestic worker several years ago. Reason? He suspects she might have borne his child as she sexually abused him since he was nine years old, until he was 13 years, when he finally joined Form One.

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