By REGINALD KANYANE
15 August 2025- A man was sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Calvina Regional Court for impregnanting a girl (15). This comes after a girl, who was in a romantic relationship with the accused, was admitted at hospital.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Molefi Shemane said the Calvinia Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit was alerted on 12 September 2024, by the Northern Cape Department of Health employee about the pregnancy of a girl in Calvinia.
Shemane said Constable Anthony Willemse of the Calvinia FCS, attended to the complaint and immediately initiated an investigation.
“The investigation revealed that the sexual offences occurred between 1 April 2023 and 12 September 2024, when the pregnancy was discovered.
“During questioning, the accused admitted to being the father of the unborn child and confirmed that he had engaged in a sexual relationship with the minor,” he said.
Shemane further said the accused pleaded guilty in the Calvinia Regional Court and was convicted of statutory rape and sentenced to five years imprisonment, wholly suspended for five years. He added that the SAPS in the Northern Cape remains resolute in its fight against crimes targeting women and children.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, commended Willemse for his diligence, which led to a successful conviction.
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