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Ex-cop receives 25-year sentence for raping 15-year-old girl

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April 29, 2025

DISGRACED ex-police officer Frederick Soldaat, who was convicted last month for the rape of a 15-year-old girl at a police station, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

- THEOLIN TEMBO

It took nine years to convict the former warrant officer. The incident took place in Montagu in August 2016 and was investigated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid).

He resigned from the police service in 2017.

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