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A teenager from the Eastern Cape has been left traumatized after allegedly being raped by a police detective inside his office.
A spokesperson for the Independent Police Directorate (IPID) Grace Langa confirmed that a case had been opened against the police officer stationed in Kei Mouth.
She says it is alleged that a 17-year-old girl had laid a charge against her boyfriend when the detective fetched her from her home to give a second statement.
Langa says the 45-year-old detective allegedly threw the child on the ground and raped her.
She says the teenager managed to get a bottle and smashed it before stabbing the officer with the broken glass.
The young woman also smashed his phone before she managed to escape to call for help.
Langa says the girl was extremely traumatized and was offered immediate counselling,
The alleged rape took place on the 8th of August and the officer has not yet been arrested.
