PROSECUTOR CHARGED FOR FAILING TO REPORT SEXUAL VIOLATION OF A CHILD
A 54-year-old regional court control prosecutor, Vicky Rossouw, appeared in the Humansdorp Magistrates’ Court charged with contravention of Section 54(1)(a) of the Sexual offences Act, 32 of 2007, which provides that a person who knows that a sexual offence has been committed against a child, must report the alleged offence to the police. The State is alleging that she had knowledge that an offence of rape, incest and sexual assault was committed against a child, but she failed to immediately report it to the police.
The prosecutor was released on warning and the matter was postponed for further investigations to 28 November 2022. The NPA views this case in a very serious light and has commenced internal labour relations processes against the prosecutor. The enrollment of this case against one of our own is a clear indication that if there is enough evidence of a commission of a crime against anyone, the NPA will prosecute without fear, favour or prejudice.
