Crèche transport driver arrested for alleged sexual assault of toddler

A 66-year-old man appeared in the Morebeng Magistrate's Court in Limpopo for allegedly raping a three-year-old child.

- MASABATA MKWANANZI

Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the suspect, Selaelo Justice Mongalo, was arrested by the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit in Polokwane on Monday, September 29, and appeared in court on October 1.

Ledwaba explained that on September 25, at around 18:30, Mongalo, a créche transport driver and husband of the créche owner, dropped the child off late. Shortly afterwards, the child appeared restless and complained of pain. Her guardian immediately took her to a medical facility, where it was confirmed that the child had been raped.

“A case of rape was initially reported at Botlokwa SAPS and later transferred to the Polokwane FCS Unit for further investigation and handling,” Ledwaba added.

MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Violet Mathye, and Limpopo Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, expressed outrage and disappointment over the incident.