Police officer due for sentencing over rape killed in car accident
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Free State police officer who was in charge of a Sexual Offence unit and found
guilty of raping the victims that came seeking help has been killed in a car
crash a day before his sentencing.
Independent Police Investigate Directorate (IPID) spokesperson, Grace Langa says Shadrack Lorole Motsoeneng was meant to appear for sentencing on Monday.
“The officer who was found guilty of 9 charges including rape and sexual offences of his clients/complainants (who came to) report sexual offences was supposed to be sentenced today,” says Langa.
According to Langa, Motsoeneng was the supervisor in charge of the Family and Sexual offences unit of the South African Police Services in Mafube Police Station, when he committed sexual offences against his complainants.
“It was alleged that a 17-year-old teenager was allegedly raped and she went to open a case of rape against the perpetrator who committed the offence against her. It is alleged the suspect police officer took advantage of the situation and raped the teenage girl who was a victim of rape and who was in his office to look for help.
“It is alleged he further raped another 11-year-old girl who was accompanying the 17-year-old in exchange of favours and making sure that they receive justice for the rape case the older girl had opened,” says Langa
On Sunday, in line with the bail conditions of the court, Motsoeneng asked the IPID investigator to go buy his children Christmas clothes as he was not allowed to leave Franschoek.
“He was then allowed to leave and only this morning when he was supposed to appear in court for sentencing, IPID was informed that the officer who is the suspect died in an accident involving a truck.”
Langa says the accident happened on Sunday evening.
“IPID confirmed his death and has also obtained his body number. The accident is now under investigation and the case had to be closed in court today.”
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