Sannieshof – A North West policeman accused of raping a woman appeared in the Delareyville Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

The matter was postponed to December 3 and he was released on bail of R1000, said the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.

Police said the victim, a 28-year-old Johannesburg woman, was in Sannieshof to attend the trial of her boyfriend on charges of housebreaking.

The woman sent the investigating officer a text message that she wanted to speak to him in connection with the case, said Brigadier Thulani Ngubane.

“When she met with the… officer in Sannieshof, it is alleged that the officer misled her into believing he was going to assist her with the case of her Tanzanian boyfriend.”

The officer took her to a house and allegedly raped her.

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