No rape cover-up: Sun International

ALEISHA TISSEN

JOHANNESBURG - Sun City says there have not been any cases of rape in the past 12 years other than one alleged assault – this despite claims that there had been several this year alone.

“This is absolutely not true,” says Sue Klerck of Sun International.

The statement was made in response to a Citizen front page headline yesterday and its accompanying article titled: “Sun City rape hell”.

A response from Sun City management reads in part: “Sun International regrets the manner in which the alleged incident of rape at their Sun City resort was reported. The incident of rape is the only one reported over the past 12 years and is not one of a number of rapes as was incorrectly reported”.

The statement goes further to say that Sun International and Sun City management and security liaised with the victim’s family in making available any information on hand.

The alleged incident occurred on June 22 when a 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped by an unknown assailant on the resort’s premises.

Her mother approached The Citizen because she felt there had been a cover- up, a claim Klerck strongly refutes.

“We thoroughly investigated this case and there has definitely been no cover-up.”

Inspector Simon Motshegare, interim communications officer at Sun City police station said details on the progress of the case will be released once investigations are complete.

“We cannot comment on this case because it is still pending. We will release the information as soon as we have concluded our investigations.”

The statement received from Sun International says: “We understand the criminal investigation is on-going and the police are awaiting a more detailed statement from the victim to assist them. Sun City has at all times kept the family abreast as regards the information it had at it’s disposal”.

The victim’s mother said: “We were contacted by the Sun City police who will be interviewing my daughter again next week”.