A Linden police officer has been arrested for allegedly raping a 25-year-old detainee at the Linden Police Station in Johannesburg.
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) spokesperson Grace Langa revealed yesterday the 45-year-old police officer had allegedly arrested the woman for fraud on Saturday and detained her alone in police cells at the station on June 28. It is alleged at about 2am, the officer went to her cell and raped her, Northcliff Melville Times reported.
“In the morning, the victim managed to explain to one of the police officers about the rape, and she was quickly escorted to the clinic for medication and to open a case of rape,” added Langa
She said the officer was arrested and appeared in the Randburg Magistrates’ Court on a charge of rape on June 30, where his bail application was denied. The officer was remanded in custody for a formal bail application on July 7.