The release of an accused molester has triggered outrage in Athlone, where the nine-year-old girl victim is being further traumatised, as the 69-year-old man roams the streets freely.
The family of the girl said they do not want the man back in their community after he had been granted bail.The girl’s grandmother, who cannot be named to protect the minor’s identity, said they were shocked when they learnt of the abuse.“Meanwhile, he was doing all these deeds with my granddaughter, when she would visit his family home, just a street away,” said the grandmother.
“Her brother then told me and I was shocked to hear that he watched pornographic movies with her, and asked her to touch him,” said the grandmother. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi said the matter is being investigated by the Nyanga Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences unit.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said the man will appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court again, on October 27.“She was always a happy child. Some days she does become aggressive and we can see she is traumatised.
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