Allegations that cop investigating Soweto school sexual assault case molested children 'quite serious'
14 March 2018
Johannesburg – Allegations of molestation against an investigator assigned to a Soweto primary school sexual assault case "are quite serious", said Gauteng police commissioner Lieutenant General Deliwe de Lange on Wednesday.
The officer was meant to be investigating allegations that at least 87 pupils were sexually assaulted by a security guard at AB Xuma Primary School.
"We therefore wish to assure all parties concerned that the matter is receiving the necessary attention as a matter of priority. This is also a very sensitive matter as it involves minors, and therefore needs to be handled with utmost caution" said De Lange.
The allegations were levelled against the investigator from the SAPS' family, child protection and sexual offences (FCS) unit on Tuesday.