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Cop standing trial for 47 (charges) ranging from 17 counts of rape, 13 counts
of robbery and 17 counts of kidnapping
Police constable gets five life sentences
January 27 2014 at 04:16am
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Johannesburg -
A Randburg police
constable convicted of rape, robbery and kidnapping was handed five life
sentences and an additional 284 years by the Johannesburg High Court, the
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said on Sunday.
MokoloKarposMolekoa, 38, was sentenced
on Friday, said Ipid spokesman Moses Dlamini.
“He was convicted... after standing
trial for 47 (charges) ranging from 17 counts of rape, 13 counts of robbery and
17 counts of kidnapping,” Dlamini said.
Molekoa was acquitted on some of the
charges.
Molekoa reportedly committed the crimes
between 2011 and 2012 around Tembisa, Olifantsfontein, Ivory Park, Randburg and
other areas.
Dlamini said they started investigating
two cases of rape, but they soon linked the policeman to other unsolved rape
cases.
“In some of the offences, the policeman
acted with civilian accomplices,” said Dlamini.
“He still has to answer to additional
cases in Hammanskraal and Polokwane.”
Dlamini said they welcomed the
sentence.
“The Ipid is satisfied with the
sentence as it closes a painful chapter for the victims, some of whom were
teenagers when they were raped,” said Dlamini. - Sapa
