The Lesotho national who is alleged to have raped of a 16 year old girl in Legonyane village in Jericho should not granted bail when he appears in the Ga-Rankuwa Magistratescourt today, North West Premier Thandi Modise said on Tuesday.“We condemn in the strongest terms possible the ghastly act which has robbed the young girl of her innocence. The shameful act amounts to betrayal of the trust of the family that had employed the 18 year-old man to look after their cattle,” said Premier Modise in commenting neighbours who alerted police leading to the man’s arrest.

Modise added that the scourge of rape has robbed many of our young girls including infants of their innocence, the elderly of their dignity and called on real men to stand up to be counted against it.

According to police, the suspect who stays in the same yard as the victim had called the victim to his room where he raped her. Her grandmother rushed to her aid when he heared her screams.

Meanwhile, the one million signature Anti-Rape Campaign launched by Premier Modise has gained momentum and the need for the partnership with the National Interfaith Council of South Africa to be extended to tavern owners and shebeen owners for it to reach those that patronise taverns and shebeens has been identified.