Lolly Lounges, places of lost innocence

A Lolly Lounge looks like an average house from outside, but behind closed doors lies a world of lust, drugs and an uncertain future.

Girls are plied with free drugs, as long as they allow men to live out their sexual perversions.

Once addicted to the drugs, girls are obliged to participate in mass orgies.

“Young girls from the ages of 12 to about 20 get together at a house, when guys come over with drugs or alcohol. They all get high or drunk and have sex,” said Morris Gajoo, managing chairperson of SANCA.

While there has been no solid evidence of this happening in Newcastle, rumours have surfaced that local teens might be involved.

Why would any girl willingly participate in a set-up as a Lolly Lounge?

As many of the girls are still at school and do not have finances to support their addiction, they use their bodies to get their next fix.

“The result of Lolly Lounges is that the girls do not attend school, as it is during school hours that they are doing this. They fall pregnant or get HIV as they are having unprotected sex with more than one person,” Mr Gajoo said.

With no detox or rehabilitation facilities available for teenage girls, drug addiction is a harsh obstacle to overcome.

Parents are urgently warned not to turn a blind eye to any form of substance abuse by their children and to get immediate help.

“The police should also be called first if children are involved in Lolly Lounges,” Mr Gajoo concluded.