Pretoria police officer accused of raping boy (15) denied bail
It is alleged that the police officer had earlier taken the boy out to various drinking holes.
The Pretoria North magistrate’s court has denied bail to a police officer accused of raping a 15-year-old boy with whom he had been tavern-hopping last month.
The NPA said bail was denied on Monday as the 38-year-old had not shown exceptional circumstances to warrant his release.
On October 7, the accused is alleged to have taken the minor from where he had been playing with his friends and driving with him to different taverns.
NPA regional spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said the accused and victim went to a Soshanguve tavern.
“While at the tavern drinking, it is alleged that the officer asked the boy to accompany him to check if his parked car was still safe.
When they arrived at his car, the boy passed out and when he regained consciousness in the early hours of the morning, he found himself in the officer’s bed [who was] busy raping him.”
Mahanjana said after the rape, the accused allegedly then instructed the minor to get dressed and promised to drop him off at home.
“On their way to the victim’s home, the accused stopped on the M17 and pulled the boy out of the car and drove off.
“An uncle took the boy to hospital after he overheard him telling a male neighbour, who is said to be a close friend of the accused, what had happened to him and later reported the matter to the police.”
She said police reported the matter to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) on October 14.
“The officer was arrested by Ipid on the same day in a hospital after he voluntarily booked himself at a wellness ward.”
Mahanjana said in court that the accused asked to be released on R1 000 bail due to his ill health.
Prosecutor Nkhagweleni Phanuel Madavhi, however, opposed his bail application.
Madavhi stated that the accused was facing a serious offence and releasing him on bail would undermine the campaigns against violence against women and children.
The magistrate agreed with the state and said the accused did not prove exceptional circumstances to warrant his release on bail before the court, said Mahanjana.
She said the accused was expected to appear in court again on December 7 as the case was postponed for further investigations.
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