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| German couple jailed for selling son to paedophiles on dark net | |
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| A woman who sold her son to paedophiles on the dark net for sex has been jailed for 12 years and six months by a court in southern Germany. | |
| The Freiburg court also jailed her partner, the boy's stepfather, for 12 years. The boy was nine when the trial began in June. | |
| Berrin Taha, 48, and Christian Lais, 39, are both German nationals, living in Staufen near Freiburg. | |
| The dark net is an internet area beyond the reach of mainstream search engines. | |
| On Monday the court jailed a Spanish man for 10 years for repeatedly sexually abusing the boy. | |
| The couple were found guilty of rape, aggravated sexual assault of children, forced prostitution and distribution of child pornography. | |
| Video showing the boy's sexual abuse included him suffering verbal humiliation and swearing, and he was tied up. | |
| In addition to 12 years in jail, Lais was sentenced to preventive detention. | |
| The boy is now living with foster parents. |