Crimes of the South African Police Service

Cape Town cop accused of sexual assault

2012-08-08 18:44

 Johannesburg - A Gugulethu police officer has been accused of sexually abusing and robbing a prostitute, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate said on Wednesday.

The police officer allegedly approached the woman where she was working on Voortrekker Road in Parow, Cape Town on 7 July at 16:10, the IPID said in a statement.

"The man identified himself as a police officer and then forced her to perform oral sex on him. He apparently threatened to arrest her if she refused."

The police officer then allegedly stole R170 from the woman.

The woman reported the incident to the Gugulethu police station the following day.

IPID has opened a case of rape and is investigating.

- SAPA

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Cape-Town-cop-accused-of-sexual-assault-20120808

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Woman 'ruined' after police rape

2009-11-11 08:00

A young mother struggles to hold back the tears as she tells of allegedly being raped by a policeman while in custody. (Craig Nieuwenhuizen, Beeld)

Hilda Fourie

Pretoria - A 29-year-old woman says her life is ruined after she was allegedly raped by a policeman while being detained at Rustenburg police station.

'I'm not human anymore. There is just nothing left of me," said the woman, who prefers to remain anonymous.

"I don't have a life anymore. I've lost everything. My life is ruined."

The woman, who has an 18-month-old son, is the second reported case of an alleged rape by members of the police in the last two weeks.

Detained

She was arrested on September 29 after her former fiancé had apparently laid a charge of theft against her.

She had been detained in the holding cells. When she asked to go to the bathroom that night, she was escorted by a policeman. Once there, he allegedly struck her across the back with a thick rubber pipe and then raped her.

The next day, the charge of theft against her was withdrawn.

A few weeks later, on October 25, two uniformed police officers allegedly raped 29-year-old Martie Olivier, a mother of three young children, in Kempton Park.

Olivier's nightmare began when her husband, Sarel, turned into the driveway of a house and then reversed to make a U-turn, according to the couple.

A marked police van stopped in front of the couple's car. Mr Olivier was pulled from his car and thrown into the police van.

One policeman got into the driver's seat of the couple's vehicle, with Mrs Olivier still inside.

When they arrived at the Kempton Park police station, Mrs Olivier told her husband that she had been raped.

ICD investigating

Delia de Vries, of law firm De Meyer & De Vries in Johannesburg, is representing both women.

Moses Dlamini, national spokesperson for the Independent Complaints Directorate, said they find these two incidents extremely disturbing, and are conducting an investigation.

No arrest has been made in connection with Olivier's case yet, while four policemen from the Rustenburg police station were arrested on Friday in connection with the rape of the other woman.

The four arrested policemen - an inspector, a constable and two student constables - have since been released and are to appear in court again soon. They have not been suspended.

One of them allegedly raped her while the others were aware of what was going on, but did nothing to help her.

An identification parade will take place on Wednesday.

"The police are supposed to protect people," said Dlamini. "You don't expect members of the police force to rape people in holding cells. No person should experience misfortune while in police custody."

- Beeld

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Woman-ruined-after-police-rape-20091110

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Further claims hit Gauteng 'torture cops'

2012-09-14 13:02

(File, Sapa)

Johannesburg - Police apparently tried to do a post mortem on a Pretoria man that was allegedly tortured and murdered in their custody before the family knew of his death, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) said on Friday.

Lebogang Legodi, 28, was allegedly tortured around 20:00 on Wednesday at the Chamdor police station on the West Rand, said spokesperson Moses Dlamini.

"It is alleged that the deceased was picked up at his parents' home in Ga-Rankuwa by members of the SAPS on 12 September 2012 [Wednesday] in the afternoon," he said.

Following the alleged torture, Legodi was taken to Leratong Hospital in an unmarked vehicle, but was not admitted, as he had already died.

Dlamini said: "Apparently the police tried to have the post mortem done before the family became aware of the death."

The post mortem was to be held on Tuesday.

No arrests had been made.

- SAPA

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Further-claims-hit-Gauteng-torture-cops-20120914

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Cops held for Corruption

2012-11-26 09:33

Johannesburg - Two police officers from Bethanie will on Monday appear in the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrate's Court on charges of corruption and defeating the ends of justice, said North West police.

Warrant Officer Sam Tselanyane said they were arrested on Friday after they requested a bribe.

"[A woman's] husband was arrested for assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm and his car keys were in possession of the police. [She] allegedly approached the two officers to get the car keys.

They told her that in order for the car to be released, an amount of R5 000 must be paid upfront," said Tselanyane.

The woman contacted the police and a trap was set for the officers. They were arrested shortly after they received the money.

- SAPA

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Cops-held-for-corruption-20121126

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Cop probed for killing Eastern Cape boy

2013-02-18 11:40

 

(File, Sapa)

Johannesburg - A policeman allegedly shot dead a 14-year-old boy in Palmietfontein near Aliwal North in the Eastern Cape, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said on Monday.

Spokesperson Moses Dlamini said the boy was shot dead on Friday, when the police tried to prevent the community from gathering illegally.

He said the community dispersed and later gathered again.

"It is alleged that the police arrived and assaulted members of the community and shot at them."

He said the police were allegedly wearing balaclavas.

The boys were allegedly assaulted, tortured and forced to do push ups.

"Apparently the boys were told to run and as they were running, the police fired shots toward them.

"One of the boys [14-year-old] was shot and died."

He said the shooting was only reported after the scene was cleared.

The Ipid would also open a case against the police for late reporting in terms of section 33 of the Ipid Act, he said.

- SAPA

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Cop-probed-for-killing-Eastern-Cape-boy-20130218

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Langebaan cop held for rape

2012-11-27 07:13

 

(File) (Shutterstock)

Johannesburg - A Western Cape policeman was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a woman in the Langebaan police station, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said.

The 53-year-old officer was taken into custody after allegedly raping the woman, 23, who was arrested for possession of tik and Mandrax on Friday, November 16, spokesperson Moses Dlamini said.

"[He] took the victim out of the cells to his office. The suspect then allegedly forced the victim to perform oral sex on him," Dlamini said.

One of his colleagues interrupted him and the woman was taken back to the cells. The officer returned to the cell where he allegedly raped her. He allegedly raped her again on Sunday.

The matter was reported to the Ipid on November 22 and the officer was arrested on Monday. He would appear in the Langebaan Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

- SAPA

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Langebaan-cop-held-for-rape-20121126

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Cop held for boy's rape

2012-11-28 19:25

Johannesburg - A Western Cape policeman has been arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old boy in Worcester, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said on Wednesday.

The officer, based at the Worcester police station, was arrested on Tuesday for the crime committed on 30 June, IPID spokesperson Moses Dlamini said.

The boy was alone at home at the time of the attack. His mother was working a night shift at the time.

"There was a knock on the door, but when the boy went to the door there was no one. The victim, who was scared, went to the neighbour's flat to report the anonymous knock," Dlamini said.

He told him to sit down, and that he was the one who had knocked. He then allegedly raped him.

Dlamini said the boy reported the matter to his mother in October. The police were informed and he was arrested.

The man would appear in the Worcester Magistrate's Court on Thursday.

- SAPA

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Cop-held-for-boys-rape-20121128

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Cop in court for rape

2012-12-18 20:36

Johannesburg - A Western Cape policeman accused of raping a 65-year-old woman appeared in the Robertson Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate said.

Spokesperson Moses Dlamini said the 37-year-old sergeant, based at the McGregor police station, would be back in court on 24 December for a bail application. He remained in custody.

The sergeant apparently took the woman in his car to a graveyard in the area where the crime was committed on Saturday night while he was off duty.

He was arrested at his home on Sunday after the woman reported the matter to the police.

Dlamini said the man's private vehicle was seized for forensic investigation.

- SAPA

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Cop-in-court-for-rape-20121218

Crimes of the South African Police Service

Joburg cop facing serial rape charges

2013-01-31 09:12

Police (File, AP)

Johannesburg - A police constable is facing 14 counts of rape, 14 counts of kidnapping and nine of robbery.

The State alleges that Constable Mokolo Molekwa committed some of the crimes while in uniform, reported The Pretoria News.

Most of the crimes were committed in the Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg areas.

In one of the incidents, Molekwa and a colleague allegedly picked up two women while on their way to a team-building event.

Molekwa allegedly raped one of the women, who was 18 at the time, when they were alone in the car.

In another incident, Molekwa and two friends allegedly raped a woman and robbed her of her bank card and withdrew money.

A spokesperson for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate said Molekwa was wearing his uniform and was on duty when some of the crimes were committed. 

- News24

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Joburg-cop-facing-serial-rape-charges-20130131

Crimes of the South African Police Service

Bail for rape-accused Eastern Cape Cop

Johannesburg - A police constable accused of raping a woman in a police station's holding cells has been granted bail by the KwaNobuhle Magistrate's Court, Eastern Cape police said on Wednesday.

Brigadier Marinda Mills said the 39-year-old constable was granted bail of R2 000 during a court appearance on Tuesday.

The matter was postponed to 4 March for further investigation.

He allegedly raped the woman on 3 February, at the KwaNobuhle police station holding cells, near Uitenhage.

The woman laid a charge a few days later and the constable was arrested on Thursday.

- SAPA

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Bail-for-rape-accused-Eastern-Cape-cop-20130213

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2 police officers held on rape charges

2013-02-22 08:52

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Related Links

·         Bail for rape-accused Eastern Cape cop

·         Joburg cop facing serial rape charges

·         Cop held for rape

Johannesburg - A 31-year-old police constable appeared in the Dealesville Magistrate's Court in connection with the rape of a woman in Boshof, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) said on Thursday, while another policeman is due to appear in court on Friday in connection with the rape of a woman at a police station trauma room in the Western Cape.

Read more……..

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/2-police-officers-held-on-rape-charges-20130221

Crimes of the South African Police Service

Black Cops who RAPED Two White Women already out on bail and back at work

Dec 24, 2011

Judged:

South African black police and their friends gang-raped two white girls in December 2011 in Sandton. The policemen are sergeants at Sandton Police Station.
Even worse, they are out on bail already and back at work, driving around Sandton!
For more info please see www.facebook.com/pages/South-African-Police-A ...
I'd really appreciate it if you could spread word of this as South African white women are now living in fear of the police in Johannesburg!

http://www.topix.com/forum/world/south-africa/TA20VP6LSO7SDVR97

Crimes of the South African Police Service

Woman raped at police station

February 21 2013 at 07:10pm
By SAPA

Independent Newspapers

 Cape Town - A policeman has been arrested after the rape of a woman in Herbertsdale in the Western Cape, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said on Thursday.

The 52-year-old constable, based at Kwanonqaba police station, was taken into custody on Wednesday, Ipid spokesman Moses Dlamini said.

Dlamini said he allegedly raped the woman, 49, on the premises of Herbertsdale satellite police station when she went there to report domestic violence on February 15.

“After (he) listened to her complaint, he locked the front door of the station and took the victim by force to the trauma room, where he pulled her pants down and raped her,” he said.

The woman reported the matter at the same satellite police station the following day.

The officer who was on duty at the time told her to go home, and said police officers would be sent to her house.

“The victim waited for the police, but to no avail, and she then reported the incident to the local councillor,” said Dlamini.

The Ipid was informed about the incident on Tuesday, and the constable was arrested the next day.

He would appear in the Mossel Bay Magistrate's Court on Friday on a charge of rape. – Sapa

http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/woman-raped-at-police-station-1.1474847

Crimes of the South African Police Service

Wednesday, 13 February 2013 12:52

Speed cop logic bites SA in the butt

Written by  Peter Church

 South Africa's ability to be its own worst enemy is legendary. The inability of a traffic cop to think is a basic fact of natural existence. When the two combine, it's a monumental bugger-up.

Take this one, for instance. Two Swedish tourists threaten to spread the word that people should never visit South Africa, especially not George.

This comes after Jonas Nilsson was granted permission to rent a car in Cape Town using his Swedish drivers license, but in George a Municipal Traffic Official (why can't we call the guys speed cops anymore like in the good old day?) decided that the license was invalid, fining him R500 for 'driving without a license'.

Nilsson and his fiancé, only known as Sanna, lodged a complaint with the George Executive Mayor, Charles Standers. Sanna said that she's a co-owner of a Swedish newspaper and will write about the incident to stop tourists from visiting.

The couple said they feel the traffic official treated them badly and Nilsson wasn't given the opportunity to explain himself.

Now there we go again...

http://www.sapromo.com/features/item/998-speed-cop-logic-bites-sa-in-the-but

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Van Wyk couple thrown in Brits SAPS cells, racially abused

Police anti-white racist attack against Van Wyk family, Dec 25 2010, Brits 

– Van Wyk couple dumped in Brits SAPS cells, racially abused, threatened with rape:

Statement by Brits Freedom Front Plus councillor Elsa Lourens

On December 25 2010 Jaco van Wyk, his wife Mona, their three children and adult family friend Lee Mark left their home at Sonop to spend the day together for a family Christmas outing. They didn’t have an inkling that the Van Wyk parents would be dumped in the Brits SAPS cells at 6pm that evening, racially abused by crude-mouthed black police officers in front of their small children - and the father threatened with gang-rape in the holding cells.

Freedom Front plus councillor Elsa Lourens – who spent many hours trying to get the arrested Afrikaans couple released from the Brits police cells – has issued a detailed statement with visual evidence. After her intervention, the Brits police dropped the charges against the couple. However the party has initiated proceedings to lodge formal charges against the police- and traffic-officials involved in the incident. Ms Lourens condemned the racist abuse this defenceless family was targetted with by government officials. She released evidence in the form of pictures and video material taken of the incidents.

Know your Rights

The Freedom Front Plus says they have received a stream of complaints of racist-abuse and police-aggression against their electorate this season - and today posted a statement on their Facebook page, ‘Know your Rights” , in Afrikaans. VIEW THE VIDEO on the FREEDOM FRONT PLUS FACEBOOK PAGE  http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=477503396215&oid=187645864452

PULLED OVER IN ROADBLOCK UNDER FALSE PRETENCE:

Ms Lourens said the Van Wyk couple were first pulled over in a police roadblock because their numberplate was not attached to the front; however it had fallen off en route and Mr Van Wyk had put it in clear view in the front window and told the officials at the first roadblock that he would have it re-attached upon their return home. In that first roadblock the police official also assured the family that it would not be a problem as long as the number plate was clearly visible – which is was...  (picture below)

“However when the Van Wyk family car was  stopped at a second roadblock, a black police officer started cursing Mr Van Wyk for a ‘white bastard’ and cursed the entire Afrikaner family with foul and very crude language while writing a ticket. Mrs Van Wyk, angered by these crude insults, tore up the ticket and they drove on. A few kilometres further down the road, the Van Wyk vehicle was suddenly surrounded by a large number of police vehicles and forced off the road. Mr Van Wyk was physically dragged from the car after he told the police he did not want to abandon his family in such an unsafe place and would rather follow them to the police station. Mr Van Wyk was then assaulted, and forced at gunpoint by a police officer to lie down,” wrote Ms Lourens.

“You have killed my daddy…’ shouted the weeping child

Ms Lourens continued: ‘One of the small Van Wyk children then jumped from the car, thinking that they had killed her father, and beat at one of the officers with a small plastic toy golfing stick, shouting that they ‘had shot her daddy’. Mrs Van Wyk was in hysterics (hysterical) and tried to get out of her seatbelt while the officers were assaulting her, trying to drag her out of the car. Mr Van Wyk then jumped to his wife’s defence, shouting for them to leave his wife alone. Family friend Lee Mark was meanwhile sitting inside the car, holding the little Van Wyk boy close to his chest to protect him. Another police officer then stuck a gun inside the car, and held it to Lee’s head, ordering Lee to ‘shut the children up’. An eye-witness at the scene who was taking photos and videos with her cellphone also was threatened that they would confiscate her phone: and they broke her keys when trying to rip them out of the ignition while Mr van Wyk was still being beaten repeatedly in the face before he and his wife were handcuffed and taken to the Brits police cells. He was there forced to undergo blood-tests which will only be available in July, the police claimed at the charge-office. Mr Lee then took back the family car to Brits with the three Van Wyk children, taking them to a family-member for safekeeping,” wrote Mrs Lourens.

She spent hours on Christmas Day, trying to get the Van Wyk couple released from the Brits police cells.  Initially the SAPS even denied that the Van Wyk’s were arrested and inside. It took her three hours before she could reach officials at the cells by phone.

Police officers told 14 black detainees in the Brits holding cell: ‘we have brought you a Paulina to rape…’

Lourens wrote: “While driving the cells, one official had pushed Van Wyk’s head outside the window while other officers were constantly beating him against the ear and his head while cursing him constantly. He then was taken to Cell 11 of the Brits police station where the black officers told the 15 black detainees inside that they had brought them a ‘Paulina’ for the weekend and that Van Wyk would be raped until he had ‘learned some manners’ . Van Wyk said he then was subjected to a constant stream of threats of rape and also called “Paulina’ by the detainees who demanded that he send out for cigarettes for them or he would be gang-raped. Meanwhile Mrs Van Wyk was also accosted in the female-section cells because the black women detained there tried to rob her jewellery. She hid her earrings underneath her tongue.

SAPS at Brits denied any knowledge of the arrested Van Wyk parents:

The Freedom Front councillor said that she tried to reach the police station at Brits from 8pm to 11pm by telephone that night and finally obtained some confirmation from officials at the cells after the complaints-officials had repeatedly denied that the Van Wyk couple were inside the police station and had denied all knowledge of the incident. However, the official at the holding cells told Ms Lourens at 11pm that the ‘Van Wyks had already been released and were in the complaints office’.  The Van Wyk couple denied this, saying they were held until well after 11pm and that throughout their arrest and incarceration, they were not informed under what charges they were being held. The Brits police also vehemently denied they had carried out acts of brutality and had shouted racist abuse at the couple. Early the next day, the councillor went to the Brits magistrate’s court where Mrs Van Wyk had been ordered to appear purportedly to face charges of ‘interfering in an arrest’ and ‘malicious damage to property". While she waited in court, Mrs Lourens obtained the video material and photographs from an eye-witnesses there -- and went to the Brits police station commander with it.

“A person in civilian clothing at the Brits police station then tried to convince me that the Van Wyks were  ‘distorting the case’ and that there had been ‘no police  brutality,’ she said. “However, when I informed him of the visual evidence he fell silent,’ she said. “I informed him that it even looked from the videos as of an article was taken from the vehicle and placed inside the pocket of an official. I also told him that when Mrs Van Wyk was plucked from the car, her cellphone had fallen out of her pocket, and that an official, dressed in black civilian clothing, then put it in his own pocket. Mrs Van Wyk then demanded her cellphone back and fought with this man who then returned it”. The official then left. Within ten minutes the Van Wyk couple phoned Ms Lourens – informing her that the case against them was dropped. The Freedom Front Plus councillor said however they are not letting this incident rest - they have in turn already initiated proceedings against the traffic officials and the police officers. “What is so worrying is that whenever there is a real emergency, the police claims that they have no vehicles available or officers to respond to the scene. However it was clear that there was no shortage of officials nor vehicles. And the racist comments coupled with the brutal behaviour of the police is not in line with the official “Batho-pele’ policies of the SAPS, which claims that they ‘put people first’. Clearly these  Batho Pele principles posted above the door of this police station, hold no meaning for those officials’.  She called on the community to inform them of any police violence and racist actions by officials. 

PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS:

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=477503396215&oid=187645864452

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Censorbugbear-Reports/116752351671946#!/video/video.php?v=477503396215&oid=187645864452&comments

Know your rights:

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=477503396215&oid=187645864452#!/notes/vryheidsfront-plusfreedomfront-plus/wat-is-my-regte-/10150114994464180

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