Shocking 40% of boys in Soweto high schools have committed rape
Published: 2013 August 01 07:42:52 (5787 Views)
Research in South Africa shows that one in four girls (25%) in South Africa will be the victim of rape before reaching the age of 18 and it is very likely that the crime will not be reported to the police.
A woman from Mabopane, Tshwane, who is now 36 years old and a happily married mother with four children, said she was raped by her uncle during the June school holidays in 1989 when she was only 12 years old.
"I didn't tell anyone because I was ashamed of myself," said the woman.
She agreed most girls are raped by people who are close and known to the family.
"The child is afraid of breaking bonds between parents and attackers or they are just scared no one will believe them," she said.
Lisa Vetten of the Medical Research Council said victims of rape will often not talk because the experience is very painful and they want to forget about it quickly. Girls often get confused about what happened.
"They think the criminal justice system will not help and they will have to face their attackers when they are set free," she said.
While research shows that infants as young as six months old are raped because of the myth that virgins can cure HIV/Aids, Vetten said infants are also raped by their mother's ex-boyfriends out of spite.
She said girls between the ages of 14 and 25 years old are the most prone to rape.
While SAPS statistics indicate a decline in reported child rapes, experts believe it is because many cases go unreported.
Statistics show that most rape victims are young girls or children.
A survey done in high schools around Soweto indicates that two out of five boys (40%) have committed rape, mostly against girls the same age as themselves. - Dailysun
A woman from Mabopane, Tshwane, who is now 36 years old and a happily married mother with four children, said she was raped by her uncle during the June school holidays in 1989 when she was only 12 years old.
"I didn't tell anyone because I was ashamed of myself," said the woman.
She agreed most girls are raped by people who are close and known to the family.
"The child is afraid of breaking bonds between parents and attackers or they are just scared no one will believe them," she said.
Lisa Vetten of the Medical Research Council said victims of rape will often not talk because the experience is very painful and they want to forget about it quickly. Girls often get confused about what happened.
"They think the criminal justice system will not help and they will have to face their attackers when they are set free," she said.
While research shows that infants as young as six months old are raped because of the myth that virgins can cure HIV/Aids, Vetten said infants are also raped by their mother's ex-boyfriends out of spite.
She said girls between the ages of 14 and 25 years old are the most prone to rape.
While SAPS statistics indicate a decline in reported child rapes, experts believe it is because many cases go unreported.
Statistics show that most rape victims are young girls or children.
A survey done in high schools around Soweto indicates that two out of five boys (40%) have committed rape, mostly against girls the same age as themselves. - Dailysun
0
You May Like These Videos
WATCH: Victims Narrate Ordeal After Being Clobbered By Riot Cops
FLASHBACK: Morgan Tsvangirai Won't Resign Despite Illness 
Police Violently Beat Harare Protesters 
Zimbabwean Man Who Was Shot By Tswana Employer Appeals For HelpComments
There are no comments.
Get Zim Metro Updates Alerts
Big Reads
Schoolgirl drops out after continuous 'sexual abuse' by teacher
by Staff Reporter | 2019 August 13 07:42:33
Mugabe Knows Nothing About The Zimbabwe Constitution: MP
by Staff Reporter | 2016 October 01 08:12:02
Zim's Protesting Graduates Risk Losing Degrees For Expressing Anger Against Mugabe
by Staff Reporter | 2016 October 01 07:57:08
Troubled Harare Giants Dynamos Falls Into Another Deep Crisis
by Own Correspondent | 2016 October 01 07:49:17
Grace Mugabe Grovels At Mnangagwa, Says I Did Not Ask Ubaba To Fire You
by Staff Reporter | 2016 October 01 07:31:48
Mugabe Attacks Mawarire, Claims The Exiled Pastor Failed To Divide Zimbabwe
by Staff Reporter | 2016 October 01 07:19:13
Shock As Local Bank Denies 'Rich' Mugabe's Son Heifty Credit
by Own Correspondent | 2016 September 30 19:14:54Trouble For Police Officers Who Have Been Mercilessly Bludgeoning Protesters
by Staff Reporter | 2016 October 01 07:20:19
Mugabe "Home Coming" And "Thank You" Rally On Cards
by Own Correspondent | 2016 September 23 06:48:24
Prof Moyo Was Dumped By Western Embassies, Claims Mutsvangwa
by Staff Reporter | 2016 September 22 10:08:07Broke RBZ Tracks Down Zimbabweans Living Outside The Country Over Taxi
by Staff Reporter | 2016 September 22 09:16:20
You Are Too Old To Lead, Aging Zim President Mugabe Told
by Own Correspondent | 2016 September 22 07:19:25
Anti-Corruption Commission Loses Property In Failed Probe
by Own Correspondent | 2016 September 20 03:18:19
.jpg)
SHOCKING:14 Year Old HIV-Positive Boy Rapes 7 Pupils
by Own Correspondent | 2016 September 20 00:04:55
