Stepmother faces charge for raping teenage stepson
Pini Bothoko | Thursday September 18, 2025 09:54
The stepmother was arrested on Saturday after the victim reported the sexual assault to his teachers on Friday, and they (teachers) reported the matter to the police. Investigating the matter, No.13 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Mmoloke Sebako said the victim has since disclosed that his stepmother has been sexually assaulting him since last Wednesday.
Sebako said the victim lives with his father, his younger siblings, and their stepmother in Tsolamosese. Narrating what transpired, the senior police officer said the victim disclosed that the sexual assault started last Wednesday night when he was sleeping with his younger siblings in their bedroom, and his stepmother summoned him to her bedroom.
'He said on arrival, his stepmother started touching and rubbing his private parts, and subsequently forced herself on him. He said their father was not around when that sexual assault occurred. He said on Thursday night his stepmother also did the same thing, and, concerned by her sexual assault on Friday, he decided to report the matter to one of his teachers, who later reported the matter to the police,' he said.
Sebako said after receiving the report of the matter, they launched a probe and arrested the woman on Saturday. He said the woman is currently in police custody for investigations, charged with rape. He said she will sometime this week appear before Broadhurst Magistrate's Court, to face a single count of rape.