Letlhakane On The BrinkAs Sex Crimes Spike

Monday, May 27, 2019

The police are worried by sexual offences in Letlhakane

FRANCISTOWN: Letlhakane village and its surroundings are under siege as crimes like defilement and rape have gone up. The cases are most common in the areas and people suspect they are fuelled by lack of public education on issues pertaining to sexual crimes.

Letlhakane station commander, Michael Maphephu told The Monitor that the rising sexual assault cases in his policing area might be as a result of lack of public education.

Maphephu said last week that their station recorded a case in which a 28-year-old man raped a 51-year-old woman.

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Letlhakane On The BrinkAs Sex Crimes Spike

FRANCISTOWN: Letlhakane village and its surroundings are under siege as crimes like defilement and rape have gone up. The cases are most common in the areas and people suspect they are fuelled by lack of public education on issues pertaining to sexual crimes.