India has jailed two brothel owners to life in prison for the trafficking, rape, and sexual abuse of children. This marks the first time the country has sentenced traffickers . Pancho Singh and his wife Chhaya Devi operated a brothel in Gaya in the state of Bihar and were found guilty after several survivors came forward to tell their stories.Prosecutor  Kumar said this in itself was extraordinary. “In most cases, once the girls are rescued, they go home and never come back to testify. But here, some of the girls came back and described in detail the horrors they had been through: forced abortions, the rapes and how some girls had even committed suicide,” he said.Among [the survivors] was a teenager from Howrah in West Bengal state who was kidnapped at the age of 11 and forced to have sex with at least 20 men a day for the three years, said Kumar.The court awarded compensation of  $7,000 to each who testified in recognition of their bravery in coming forward. Anti-slavery campaigners welcomed the ruling against the brothel owners, hoping that this case will prompt other victims to come forward.  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-trafficking-women/indian-brothel-owners-get-first-life-sentence-for-trafficking-children-idUSKBN1H419U