The children were between the ages of 10 and 14.
A Free State mother and her boyfriend have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the Bloemfontein Sexual Offences Court for the sexual abuse of three minor children.
The 39-year-old boyfriend and the 33-year-old mother of the children were convicted of multiple charges of rape, assault, and sexual exploitation.
The accused in the matter cannot be named to protect the identity of the minor children.
Evidence before the court revealed that the children were subjected to these crimes for a period of five years beginning in 2015.
