A security guard (45) from Cape Town says he became a sex worker to feed his family and keep a roof over their heads.
He says he earns R6 500 a month as a guard, but supports two children and five siblings. Three years ago, he decided to find another source of income.
“At first it was not easy for me to do this job. But as long as I am not breaking the law, I told myself I will do it to take care of my family,” he says.
The guard says he started by sending sexual videos to clients for R300 each. After many requests for in-person meetings, he decided to start seeing clients face to face.
He now charges R700 a night, but says some clients pay as much as R900 because they are happy with his service.
He advertises under a false name on Facebook. “The clients I got referred other people to me, that’s how I got more clients,” he says.
The man says he sends R3 000 to his family for groceries and pays R400 towards their insurance. He spends R1 500 on his own groceries, R1 100 on transport, R350 on his own insurance and R1 000 on rent.
“Even though I have a side job, there are things I cut, like going out or eating red meat twice a week. I save R500 a month for rainy days,” he says.
He says he takes safety seriously and shares his live location with friends when visiting clients.
He says he doesn’t plan to stop any time soon, because the extra income allows him to cover all his expenses.
“Before this, I was always stressed on payday because my salary was not enough. Now I can take care of my family and myself.”
Because he sometimes works night shifts, he meets clients during the day when he’s on duty at night, and at night when he works day shifts.
Some of his clients even help with transport money.
“As long as my family doesn’t go hungry, I will continue this side job. They don’t need to know what I do.” – Scrolla
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