Ex-policeman convicted of raping teen daughter

A man convicted of raping his 15-year-old daughter did irreparable harm to her, a Windhoek High Court judge said before sentencing him to 25 years’ imprisonment. ‘Instead of protecting the complainant, the accused violated the sanctity of his own daughter (and these) actions inflicted far-reaching consequences and irreparable harm,’ said Judge Claudia Claasen. The Namibian reports that she said the victim will for the rest of her life have to battle the stigmatisation and psychological and emotional wounds,’ Claasen added. She also said she regarded it as particularly aggravating that the man not only exploited his daughter’s love and trust, but she became pregnant. The man, who is a 54-year-old former police officer, was convicted on charges of rape and incest last month. The incident occurred at a camping site near Henties Bay in December 2009. Claasen also found that a sexual act involving the man and his daughter took place at Oshikango in the Ohangwena region in October 2012. The victim said two of her pregnancies were terminated with pills that her father bought. Her third pregnancy was terminated through a legal abortion in Namibia.

Full report in The Namibian