Hardly a week passes without reports of some monster having defiled an innocent girl, or some irresponsible stepfather having poisoned their children because they do not want to pay child support. What is happening in our communities and where are we headed as a nation? There is an article in this issue, which alleges that a police officer has been sexually assaulting his step-daughter for at least two years. The issue is painful in more ways than one, if indeed its true. Firstly, the man is a father figure who is supposed to go the extra length to protect the child. Secondly, he is a man in uniform that she could have looked up to not only as a father but also as a police officer.
Lastly, the protector turned predator destroying any sense of trust in those that are older and wiser enough to listen to quickly help the long-suffering child. The expectation is that the officer through his training and knowledge of the law, would be the one fighting these barbaric acts of defiling minors, but instead, he has allegedly been the tormenter of an innocent child to the point that the girl could only dream of running away from home.
