Top South African police officer charged with rape and grooming
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Shadrack Sibiya, a senior South African police officer, has been charged with raping an 18-year-old woman and grooming a 16-year-old girl. According to The Guardian, Sibiya was arrested on Monday and faces charges of rape, people trafficking, promoting the sexual grooming of a child, and two counts of grooming a child. He was already suspended from his role as deputy national police commissioner over allegations of interfering with political killings investigations. The BBC reports that Sibiya has made no public comment on the allegations. The arrest comes amid growing concerns in South Africa over cases of femicide, alleged police corruption, and the failure to address violence against women and girls.
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