Sun May 26 05:31:05 SAST 2013
Sun May 26 05:31:05 SAST 2013

Teen boy arrested for rape of 3 nieces

Mar 26, 2012 | Sibongile Mashaba | 40 comments

A SOWETO family is divided following the arrest of a 17-year-old boy who allegedly raped his three nieces. Two of the children are 4 years old and the other is aged 6.

ABUSE OF INNOCENCE: Three little girls, aged four and six, have been raped, allegedly by their teenage uncle. Photo: Bafana Mahlangu

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The children and their parents cannot be named to protect their identities.

The youth's alleged activities were exposed when a relative found the children acting out what he had done to them.

"One of them had taken off her trousers and panties. My cousin asked them what they were doing and they said they were playing ukujola (dating)," said one of the mothers whose child was abused.

"She asked where they had seen this and they said that their uncle had done it with them several times. He would take them into the bedroom in the house, undress them and then one by one penetrate them."

Struggling to hold back the tears another parent, 35, said: "I am badly affected by this. I think about it all the time. I imagine it every night. My child has never seen me have sex and I am sure she has never seen any other person have sex."

Police spokesman Warrant Officer Kay Makhubele confirmed the arrest.

"The children were taken to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital for medical examinations. The boy was later arrested and charged with rape.

"The boy is being kept at a place of safety and is expected to appear in the Protea Magistrate's Court today," Makhubele said.

The arrest has caused tensions in the family, with the accused's mother calling on the victim's parents to move out of the house.

Another family member said: "Our cousin [the boy's mother] says that my cousin and sister [the girls' parents] must move out because her son is going to get bail and would not want to live with them. This is a family house and they are not going anywhere. If anyone should move out, it's her."

Gauteng department of community safety spokesman Thapelo Moiloa said the incident showed the "deteriorating of values we have as people".

Childline Gauteng director Lynne Cawood said: "The society, including the criminal justice system, should assist in bringing closure to this matter."

Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities spokesman Cornelius Monama said: "This incident is shocking, tragic and sad. It reminds us of the grave nature of sexual violence and child abuse in our country."

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Sun May 26 05:31:05 SAST 2013 ::
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Mar 26, 2012

maneater

how the H3ll can the family be divided on this. they should all get together and whip the h3ll out of this boy. 17 yrs? there is no justification for this!!!
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Mar 26, 2012

BaleliM

@ Maneater- you are right in the family coming together but for some unknown reason, mothers tend to support their sons in such heart wrenching situations.
This world has turned people into worse than animals and I for one can not even trust my own brother with my kids.
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Mar 26, 2012

KatakataEmaotoAditshepe

Sometime u could say uncles are cursed per their deeds.

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Mar 26, 2012

Eraser

The rapist boy must b arrested and his mother should move out of the house. No family should come together..17 years is old enough and should knw better..hw dare he..no messy here..

poor kids hv to live with this for the rest of their lives..this is bulllll maseepa..
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Mar 26, 2012

MmagoPoy

Cerebos
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Mar 26, 2012

DJWinner

Hawu! umkhonto ugwaze ekhaya....he he he he.... indoda isibamba khona la egcekeni. Troubled kid indeed. Arrest this thing, Seis!
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Mar 26, 2012

beautygalore

they must cut his cheesecurls off. He ruined these kids lifes...keng ha tsebe ho shela? nxaaaa
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Mar 26, 2012

ndapfu

the boy really has problems, he needs help. the mother is right the ladies must vacate her house.
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Mar 26, 2012

SebolaNtimetseAdikateMoketla

@Sowetan

Sowetan Racist to the core!!

Digging trash out of BLACK townships in SA

To insult my people

Abnormal psychology and abberant behaviour aren't endemic to Soweto

Or to Black people

Sowetan is pushing a racist project

A campaign against the Black people

Campainging for the DA

What's in this story are symptomps of failures in social services

And failure of the whole system

And Sowetan is capitalising on it

Sowetan

Your white owners at AVUSA

Racist to the core

Party with the DA

campaign day and night against Blacks

Will always dig out this kind of trash

Sowetan racist to the core
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Mar 26, 2012

SebolaNtimetseAdikateMoketla

Childline Gauteng director Lynne Cawood said: "The society, including the criminal justice system, should assist in bringing closure to this matter."

Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities spokesman Cornelius Monama said: "This incident is shocking, tragic and sad. It reminds us of the grave nature of sexual violence and child abuse in our country."
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@Childline and Department of Women, Children etc etc

IS THAT ALL YOU CAN DO NOW???-

I want to hear something and you are disappointing me!!

Where is a programme of action specific to this example?

Where are existing programs wherein this issue can go and be addressed?

What are we paying you to do??

PLEASE ISSUE OTHER STATEMENTS

Tell us what are you going to do about this matter

The answers are simple and Im disappointed you either skipped them or you thought theyre obvious
DONT TAKE OUR SOWETO FOR GRANTED PLEASE!!

Minister- WITH DUE RESPECT- a comprehensive statement in two days time please- loaded with solutions!

OFFICES ARE NOT FOR DRINKING TEA AND SCONES AND TALKING ON THE PHONE- THEY ARE FOR YOU TO THINK- how can a whole department fail from provincial, to national officials and the minister!! damn!

Statements please!!!!!
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