A 54 year old regional court control prosecutor Vicky Rossouw, appeared in Humansdorp Magistrate Court charged with contravention of Section 54(1)(a) of Sexual offences Act 32, of 2007. The act clearly indicates that if anyone knows that a sexual offence has been committed to a child, the alleged offence should be reported to the police.
The state alleged the accused prosecutor had knowledge about the child was a victim of rape, incest and was being sexually assaulted however the prosecutor failed to report the incident to the police immediately.
The Regional Spokesperson for National Prosecuting Authority in the Eastern Cape Division Luxolo Tyali explained that it is a serious offence not to report such matters.
“We take such offence very seriously, according to the South African law under the Sexual Offences Act if one is aware that a certain child has been sexually assaulted that person has a responsibility to report the matter to the police immediately. The prosecutor claims that she could not report the offence immediately and that leads us to conduct a serious internal investigation,” said Luxolo Tyali.
The prosecutor was released on a warning and the matter has been postponed for the 28 of November 2022 for further investigation. The National Prosecuting Authority has ensured that the case will be prosecuted without any fear, favor or prejudice.
