07 October 2014
Young children are increasingly becoming vulnerable to rapists, and
recent figures show that at least two minors a day have been raped in the past
three months.
This is based on figures from three health care centres in the province
providing assistance to rape survivors the Mitchells Plain Forensic Unit and the
Worcester and Khayelitsha Thuthuzela care centres.
Western Cape ACDP Leader Ferlon Christians said this should send a clear
message to perpetrators that the state will not tolerate sexual offences.
Christians said there needs to be increased support to civil society
organisations that focus on providing psychosocial support to survivors of
sexual violence on a long-term basis.
“The government should have more social workers to be able to deal with caseloads
and increased support for the Basic Education Department to ensure that pupils
were educated on the Children’s Act as well as the Sexual Offences Act
Christians added.
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