{"id":227764,"date":"2020-01-17T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/227764\/man-nabbed-for-alleged-sexual-assault-2\/"},"modified":"2020-01-16T15:35:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T13:35:16","slug":"man-nabbed-for-alleged-sexual-assault-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/01\/17\/man-nabbed-for-alleged-sexual-assault-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Man nabbed for alleged sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Primrose police recently arrested a 40-year-old man on a charge of sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged incident took place in Beaconsfield Avenue and was reported to police by the victim of the alleged attack.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226471\/four-nabbed-in-connection-with-primrose-hijacking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four nabbed in connection with Primrose hijacking<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe young victim told police that he was playing with friends when they were approached by the suspect,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect reportedly started playing with the children and then allegedly asked the victim to come with him to his room to help him with something.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe complainant followed him to his room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he arrived the suspect allegedly told him to sit on the bed and started touching his private parts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe child reportedly told him to stop and that he wanted to go outside, but the suspect allegedly would not open the door.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ: <a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226697\/swift-action-leads-to-arrest-of-alleged-house-robbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swift action leads to arrest of alleged house robbers<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The victim was able to escape through a window and reported the incident to the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>Officers traced and arrested the suspect, using the description given by the victim.<\/p>\n<p>He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News 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