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BREAKING | Senior cop arrested for alleged statutory rape

Sowetan · 21 September 2026 at 20:34

BREAKING | Senior cop arrested for alleged statutory rape

A senior police lieutenant-general has been arrested in Sandton on allegations of statutory rape.

The arrest occurred on Monday following a case that was reported last Friday.

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