IOL News reports that a police training instructor has been arrested by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) on a charge that he allegedly raped a female police trainee.
Ipid spokesperson, Phaladi Shuping, indicated: “It is alleged that on 31 March 2024, a police instructor at a Phillipi Police Training Academy in the Western Cape called a female police trainee to his office and she went to the office after she had several excuses in the past for not going to his office. It is alleged that the instructor locked the door once the complainant was inside, and raped her. She was allowed to leave after the alleged rape, but she did not report the incident immediately.” The trainee reported the rape a few days after the incident. A case was reported and referred to Ipid for investigation. The training instructor was arrested on 21 April and appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court the next day. The case was postponed to 2 May for a formal bail application.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Robin-Lee Francke at IOL News
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