{"id":126862,"date":"2016-07-10T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/126862\/man-arrested-for-alleged-sexual-assault-of-a-minor\/"},"modified":"2016-07-11T09:49:30","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T07:49:30","slug":"man-arrested-for-alleged-sexual-assault-of-a-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/07\/10\/man-arrested-for-alleged-sexual-assault-of-a-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for alleged sexual assault of a minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 33-year-old man was recently arrested by the Primrose police after he was accused of sexually assaulting his three-year-old niece.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was reported to police by the child\u2019s mother.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe complainant alleged that while bathing her child at their home in the Makause informal settlement she noticed that her daughter\u2019s private parts were uncomfortable and sore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConfused, she inspected her and noticed a white substance which she believed to be semen, and that the child\u2019s private parts were swollen,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Outraged, the mother asked the child who had touched her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mother told officers that her daughter took her to a nearby shack and pointed at her uncle and claimed he had committed the crime,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>The accused was arrested and will be held at the Primrose Police Station pending his appearance in court.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/126243\/man-arrested-for-allegedly-stealing-a-car\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man arrested for allegedly 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