It has been revealed that in most entertainment places in Gaborone and surrounding areas, some women have been sexually assaulted, as a result of their drinks having bein spiked with drugs. The effects of such drugs are said to make women more vulnerable to sexual assault. Because there are no official statistics, it is difficult to know the true extent of this crime, especially that most women do not report. They feel embarrassed, and at times they do not have proof to what really transpired. Sometimes the victim does not remember the details of that night. Women’s drinks are spiked so that they can get drunk much quicker than expected as well as to increase their sexual desire. Recently, a sextape dubbed ‘Rasesa sex tape’ went viral on social media in which a young woman and a man were filmed having sex in public as other people watched. Later on ,it was reported in one of the local newspapers that the woman said she could have been drugged as she had no recollection of what transpired that fateful night.
Following this incident, the Botswana Police Service (BPS) director of crime intelligence Nunu Lesetedi, who has been behind the recent drug raids cautioned women against drink spiked and date rape drugs. He said that a disturbing trend has evolved with women consuming drinks that have been spiked with drugs without their consent.
