Mavis, accompanied by her aunt, was allegedly turned away twice by police at the Kagiso police station on the West Rand when they went to report cases of sexual molestation.

The police allegedly failed to act on the information given by Mavis, detailing the names and addresses of the alleged abusers. They instead recommended that she undergo therapy.

Mavis last week gave police the names of four people in her neighbourhood whom she claims sexually molested her for the third time. The perpetrators have yet to be arrested.

Mavis's mother died two years ago and her aunt - who is also her legal guardian - says she is liar and is very deceitful.

"Mavis started her bad behaviour after she began associating with a group of girls known as Strongbows.

"She now spends more of her time with these friends than her family," said the aunt, who cannot be named to protect Mavis's identity because she is still a minor.

"On two occasions she locked me inside the house by bolting the door from outside before disappearing. I don't know what these men [the suspects] want from her."

A month ago Mavis aunt took her to the local clinic because she feared the girl could be pregnant, but was relieved when the results came back negative.

"She is struggling at school and needs remedial teaching in almost all the subjects because she is not coping," the aunt said.

Kagiso police spokesman Warrant Officer Solomon Sibiya said: "We are concerned about these disturbing allegations of gross child sexual abuse.

"We are unable to confirm the validity of the allegations as there are no records. However, we view any kind of abuse very seriously.

"Any police member who turned his back the child will be dealt with accordingly."

A concerned parent, who alerted Sowetan to the girl's ordeal, was outraged by the sexual attacks.

"It is disheartening and sad to have men taking advantage of this poor child.

"I don't think they would accept this being done to their own children," the parent said.

*Mavis is not her real name

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Apr 12, 2012

MommaC

No bloody wonder 'Mavis' is behaving badly and failing at school. This is just absurd.

I really shouldn't have read this. Now my day is ruined
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Apr 12, 2012

candilious

WTF- Its getting worses by the day..........

And if you phone 10111 worse their have no Etticette what so ever can talk to you right ...........it has to stop somewhere
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Apr 12, 2012

lindsay

@Solomon Sibiya

where are you going to get the records if your colleagues and you don't open cases but chase away victims?
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Apr 12, 2012

TKay

How do you expect police to act on a case like this when the aunt's child is saying that she is a liar and deceitful. I see hear a case of a rebelious child...imagine a group of girls calling themselves crossbows - what the hell is that....I suspect those men are their boyfriends who bu.y them alcohol and they pay with their bodies....but nonetheless, the police should do their job and investigate the allegations
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Apr 12, 2012

Catswhiskers

Once again - and our esteemed president says we are safe in SA!
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Apr 12, 2012

GODESS

Ngwana o needs guidance thats all...sometimes when you dont get the love and attention, you retaliate in this manner. Aunts but not all have bad hearts in most cases and am telling you, she
is going run away from home. Ai! mara le yena keng ka bo*fe be o sa le ngwana? ba tla go ny*oba ge ka mo nntle.
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Apr 12, 2012

Ayobas

So these girls ba jele Mavis?
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Apr 12, 2012

NdofayaChick

I have lost faith in our justice system. This is truly sad, whether she is lying or not and investigation shud be done.
Social workers shud be involved, clearly there a PROBLEM SOMEWHERE!!
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Apr 12, 2012

MommaC

TKay

She is 11 years old. The clinic gave her a pregnancy test. That gives some credence to her tale.

Children often become very uncontrollable and self destructive when they have been molested. It is their way of expressing their feelings of being helpless and the act of being abused makes them believe that they really are 'rubbish' so they act accordingly.
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Apr 12, 2012

tlebebe

Mavis is now a troubled child she really need medical and social intervention before more serious things happen to her.
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