Cop arrested for allegedly raping 14-year-old girl
11 July 2013 8:44
A Western Cape police
officer has been arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in Paarl, the
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) said.
The 41-year-old warrant
officer from Mbekweni is accused of raping the teenager on numerous occasions,
IPID spokesman Moses Dlamini said yesterday.
In April this year he
allegedly went to the girl’s home and raped her twice without a condom.
On another day, it was
alleged that he took her to his house and raped her there. Afterwards he
dropped the teenager off at school and told the teacher he needed to take a
statement from her for a case he was investigating.
On another occasion the
officer allegedly picked the girl up in a police vehicle and took her to a
field where he raped her.
Dlamini said the girl was
allegedly raped on numerous other occasions.
“The mother of the victim
found a message from the suspect when she used her daughter’s cell phone.
“The victim had reported
the rapes to her cousin but she was afraid to inform her parents,” he said.
The rapes were reported on
Tuesday and a case was opened.
The officer is expected to
appear in the Paarl Magistrate’s Court tomorrow.
- Sapa
