Namibia: Councillor Upset That Father Not Arrested for Raping Stepdaugther

18 September 2017

Oshakati — The councillor of Okalongo Constituency, Laurentius Iipinge, is concerned about a minor girl who was allegedly raped multiple times by her stepfather yet the family and the state appear reluctant to open a rape docket for the culprit to be arrested.

The alleged rape victim, identified as a 17-year-old, is allegedly to have been raped by her stepfather over a period of almost three years, starting when she was 14 years old. The rape is said to have been reported to the police this year.

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