\u201cThe woman told officers she had sent her daughter outside to fetch a washing basin,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe reportedly returned with the basin and then quickly left the house again.<\/p>
\u201cHer daughter was gone for some time and when she returned her mother, who was concerned, began questioning her.\u201d<\/p>\n
ALSO READ:<\/h4>\nWoman allegedly assaulted and almost stabbed by boyfriend<\/a><\/h4>\nDistrict stations share their weekend successes<\/a><\/h4>\nDuring the questioning the young girl told her mother she had been with the 26-year-old suspect.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe alleged that they had had sex and he had given her R20 to not tell anyone,\u201d explained Maome.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe further alleged that he was not the only man she had sex with. She claimed she had also had sex with the 27-year-old suspect and he too had paid her R20 to remain silent.\u201d<\/p>\n
The two men were traced and arrested.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe remind the community that a child under the age of 16 cannot give consent to have sex,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
\u201cShould anyone have sex with a child below the age of 16 they will be arrested and charged with statutory rape.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both suspects appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where their cases were postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n
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District stations share their weekend successes<\/a><\/h4>\nDuring the questioning the young girl told her mother she had been with the 26-year-old suspect.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe alleged that they had had sex and he had given her R20 to not tell anyone,\u201d explained Maome.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe further alleged that he was not the only man she had sex with. She claimed she had also had sex with the 27-year-old suspect and he too had paid her R20 to remain silent.\u201d<\/p>\n
The two men were traced and arrested.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe remind the community that a child under the age of 16 cannot give consent to have sex,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
\u201cShould anyone have sex with a child below the age of 16 they will be arrested and charged with statutory rape.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both suspects appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where their cases were postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n
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Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Busi Vilakazi (Journalist)\u00a0busiv@caxton.co.za.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Also follow us on:<\/p>\n
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