By Mick Meaney
RINF Alternative News
Police inspector Marius Strydom, 36, allegedly raped a 36-year-old in the toilets of the Bethelsdorp police station, UK, using fingerprinting as an excuse to get her alone, the Port Elizabeth magistrate‘s court has heard.
Strydom was investigating an assault case in which the woman was a suspect.
At 11.15am on June 4 he and a colleague allegedly went to the woman‘s house and pretended they needed to speak to her about the case.
Strydom allegedly tricked the victim into accompanying him back to Bethelsdorp police station to retake her fingerprints, where in the men‘s toilet he undressed her and pushed her head into the toilet.
This is the second time Strydom has allegedly attacked the woman, according to her statement, Strydom raped her for the first time in April.
Superintendent Conrad Engelbrecht testified: “The victim was in the company of other people, but the inspector requested to see her in private.
“He took the victim to his office and then told her he did not want to retake the fingerprints but wanted to be alone with her. He demanded sex, but she refused.
“The woman was scared and did not lay a charge immediately. She went straight home and she and her friends contacted the station commissioner,” Engelbrecht said.
The case will continue on July 16.
