Senior South African police officer charged with sexual offences

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Sept, 11:08 · Archive

Senior South African police officer Shadrack Sibiya has been charged with rape and grooming offences.

Shadrack Sibiya, deputy national police commissioner, was arrested and charged with raping an 18-year-old woman and grooming a 16-year-old girl. He was already suspended from his role over allegations of interference with political killings investigations.

How it is being reported

• Top South African police officer charged with raping woman, 18, and grooming 16-year-old girlArrest of Shadrack Sibiya comes as country reels from cases of femicide and alleged police corruption and criminality One of South Africa’s most senior police officers has been charged with raping an 18-year-old woman and grooming a 16-year-old girl, as the country’s police face allegations of corruption and failing to tackle violence against women and girls. Shadrack Sibiya, who was already suspended from his role as deputy national police commissioner over allegations he interfered with political killings investigations, was arrested on Monday. He is facing charges of rape, people…The Guardian · 23 Sept, 10:38
• Top South African policeman charged with sexual offencesShadrack Sibiya, who has made no comment, is alleged to have groomed a 16-year-old and raped an 18-year-old.BBC World · 22 Sept, 17:54

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