Police officer sentenced in Parow court for raping teenage girl

A police officer was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, after he was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulted a teenage girl in December 2019.

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The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) arrested Captain Andre Bekkies, on 13 December 2019 at around 20h00, who was connected to the Protection and Security Services, had raped and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl

‘’IPID investigated the matter and handed the docket to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Western Cape after their investigation. The DPP decided that Captain Bekkies should be charged for rape and three counts of sexual assault,’’ said Phaladi Shuping, IPID spokesperson.

Bekkies was found guilty by the Parow Magistrates' Court and sentenced to 20 years for rape, three years for the first count of sexual assault and five years  each for the other two counts of sexual assault.  He will effectively serve 20 years imprisonment after the court ordered the sentences to run concurrently.

 

Done By: Alungile Njemla