Cape cops appears for statutory rape
2013-09-05 19:33
Cape Town - A police constable accused of
statutory rape appeared in the Mitchell’s Plain Magistrate's Court in Cape Town
on Thursday, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said.
NPA Western Cape spokesperson Eric
Ntabazalila said the constable was released on a warning, on condition he stay
out of the Tafelsig area and not contact the complainant.
The case was postponed until 7 November for
further investigation.
The Independent Police Investigative
Directorate (IPID) said the constable, from the Grassy Park police station in
Cape Town, was arrested on Tuesday.
"It is alleged that the police official
and the victim [14-years-old] have been having sexual intercourse between July
and August 2013 at the policeman's house, which is in the same street as the
victim's home," IPID spokesperson Moses Dlamini said in a statement.
The girl's friend told her mother.
Dlamini said each of the incidents had
happened when he was off duty.
IPID is an oversight body which investigates
allegations of crime against police officers.
- SAPA
