Limpopo policewoman

A female police constable who was shown in a video clip allegedly raping her 10-year-old son was arrested on Friday.

The child was removed to a place of safety where he will receive psychological treatment. “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 and the suspect was arrested on the same day,” said police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo. Soon after becoming aware of the video that has gone viral on social media, Limpopo police commissioner Lt-Gen Thembi Hadebe ordered the family violence, child protection and sexual offences (FCS) unit to investigate with a view to arresting the policewoman and removing the child to a place of safety.

Internal police processes have already commenced following the police officer's arrest and will run parallel with an IPID investigation.

“The actions of this woman are deplorable and deserve harsh condemnation. ALSO READ: The South African Police Service does not have the space for such people who tarnish its image,” said Lieutenant General Hadebe. The case was postponed to 30 January.

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The camera then shows a young boy, also naked, holding the woman’s thighs. He said the woman’s identity would not be revealed to protect that of the boy, who has been sent to a place of safety. Mojapelo said the woman had been charged with the rape of a minor, sexual grooming of a child and creating and distributing child pornography.