By OBAKENG MAJE
A man (23) was sentenced to 6 year imprisonment by the Calvinia Regional Court for statutory rape. Angelo De Vries was in an intimate relationship with a girl (15), and when she became pregnant, the matter was reported to the police.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Sergio Kock said: “The Investigating Officer, D/WO David Matthys from the Calvinia Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit, conducted the investigation that ensured no impunity is granted to the perpetrator of this Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) crime, especially as we are celebrating child protection month.
“Vries was found guilty and sentenced to 6 years imprisonment, which was suspended for 5 years. Kock further said the accused was also declared unfit to possess a firearm. His name is to be recorded in the National Sexual Offenders Register.”
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