A police constable has been arrested and charged with rape after a video of her having sexual intercourse with her then 10-year-old son surfaced. The video went viral on social media on Thursday. The boy is reportedly 13 and the rape happened when he was only 10years old.

THE VIDEO CLIP

In the video, the naked woman is seen to be directing the boy on what to do. They were both naked and it seems the woman was the one holding the phone filming the unspeakable incident. The boy is visibly tiny and looks very unsure and uncomfortable with what he was ordered to do. The woman is just staring at the camera and shows no emotion from the start to the end of the video.

POLICE CONDEMNED THEIR MEMBER'S ACTIONS

The South African Police Service has condemned the woman who is said to be a police constable in Groblersdal in Limpopo. Limpopo provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has expressed shock over the incident. Hadebe said soon after becoming aware of the video, she ordered the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit to conduct an immediate probe into the incident and remove the child to a place of safety.

"The actions of this woman are deplorable and deserve harsh condemnation. Even though the suspect allegedly committed this crime when she was still a Public Service Act employee of the SAPS, she should have known better that such unbecoming behaviour deserved harsh consequences. The SAPS do not have the space for such people who tarnish its image." said Lieutenant General Hadebe.

ARRESTING ONE OF THEIR OWN

The case of rape of a minor child with additional charges of creating and distributing child pornographic material and sexual grooming of a child was opened on Friday 20 January 2023 and the suspect was arrested on the same day. 

The suspect, aged 40, appeared in Marble Hall Magistrate court on Monday 23 January and was remanded in custody until next week Monday for her next appearance. "The suspect will be subjectedt to immediate internal processes in terms of the South African Police Service.

The child has been removed to a placeof Safety where he will be given psychological treatment and assistance, "saidHadebe.