PARENTS ACCUSED OF TRADING LIVESTOCK FOR SILENCE IN CHILD RAPE CASES.

Article By: Solomon Tjinyeka

Some parents in Sehithwa are being accused of covering up child sexual abuse by accepting livestock from perpetrators instead of reporting them to police.

The shocking practice was revealed during a leadership workshop in Maun West, where Station Commander Molly Lebala-Moduke warned that families are choosing cattle over justice in cases involving minors.

She condemned the trend as a gross violation of children’s rights and a major barrier to justice, adding that rising child neglect in the district is leaving many vulnerable to abuse.