A Mitchells Plain father says a trusted family friend sexually assaulted his three daughters.
The 47-year-old man went to the police to open a case against the 48-year-old suspect after hearing that he molested all his daughters aged 15, 11 and six.
A week ago, the suspect went to fetch the six-year-old from school as he usually did and then gave her a bath.
“According to her statement, he went to the bathroom with her and bathed her and put lotion on her and then kissed her on the vagina,” says the angry father.
“When the eldest daughter arrived home, she saw that her sister was crying hysterically but at the time she was alone.
“The six-year-old shared what happened and when the suspect came back home, the 15-year-old asked why he did that to her baby sister and he denied it and said he swore on the Qur’an he never did that.”
The father says the suspect then left the house and that was the last time he saw him.
“He lived here with us and helped us with the children, he would buy them luxuries like sweets, chips and even clothes,” says the dad.
“Then on Tuesday my daughters told me about Thursday’s events and told me that all of them were molested.
“He touched their breasts and also my 11-year-old woke up with semen on her and he told her to wash it off.
“My eldest daughter has been left traumatised by this because this happened to her over several months and the last time he did that, he inserted his fingers in her private part.”
Police spokesperson Sergeant Luqmaan Adams says the suspect was arrested on a charge of sexual assault.
“The suspect is due to make a court appearance in Mitchell’s Plain Magistrates’ Court (on Thursday),” Adams says.