UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A price list for child sex slaves of Islamic State militants is genuine, with children under nine being sold for around $165 (USD) a United Nations official said.
An online version of the price list, available since November, has been difficult to verify, but Zainab Bangura, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sexual Violence in Conflict, confirmed its authenticity, saying in an interview she received a copy in Iraq in April, and that it reflects genuine transactions. Children captured in conflict are sold to wealthy Middle Easterners as slaves, as well as to IS members.