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Two police officers from East London, a husband and wife, were both convicted in the High Court on Thursday for rape and failure to report rape.
Spokesperson for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Phaladi Shuping says the 53-year-old Sergeant was convicted of two counts of sexual assault and rape of his 16-year-old stepdaughter, while the victim's biological mother, a Constable with SAPS, was convicted for failing to report the rape.
He says the teenager was raped at the Police barracks between 2018 and 202.
IPID says the child informed her mother about the rape but failed to report it.
The Directorate welcomed the conviction.
The Sergeant was remanded in custody while the mother was out on warning.
Both will be back in court on the 4th of April to be sentenced.
IPID made special mention of the victim's aunt who assisted her in opening a case and helping her through the court proceedings.
