The report said that he has XY 5ARD so it's likely he grew up as a girl until he hit puberty when his genitals will have formed into adult sex organs, though still with a small penis.
Well, strictly speaking we don't know that. The article states 'according to Aoudia', so we're going on the word of a French journalist. It most likely is true IMO but I still like to employ the same level of scrutiny as I would to anything else.
Like, if it was 'French journalist reportedly proves women are more violent than men' and it was a guy quoting a document he claimed to have obtained from somewhere, people on here would be sceptical as hell. I can't see them just saying it had been 'confirmed'.
I agree he's probably being exploited, even if this condition possibly wasn't recognised at birth.