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Man charged with indecent assault on 13-year old stepdaughter

Rising vice: Indecent assault on minors is a growing menace in the country
Rising vice: Indecent assault on minors is a growing menace in the country

GANTSI: A 34-year-old man has been charged with indecently assaulting his 13-year old stepdaughter.

According to the charge sheet, it is alleged that the accused person on December 18, unlawfully and indecently sexually assaulted his step daughter by touching her buttocks and caressing her breasts.

Appearing before Gantsi Senior Magistrate, Molema Molema, the man was denied bail as the State requested the victim to be moved from the house.

Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...

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