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Outrage over Argentina sex slave trial

Fury in Argentina as 13 defendants in a high-profile sex trafficking case are acquitted.
Last Modified: 13 Dec 2012 00:14

Many in Argentina are expressing outrage after a court cleared 13 people accused of abducting a woman and forcing her into prostitution.

The woman's mother, Susana Trimarco, launched a campaign after her disappearance 10 years ago which led to hundreds of women being rescued from sex slavery.

Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports.

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