The worrying factor here is the non-arrest of the second suspect.
Police allegedly requested the parents and victims to be on the lookout for him. In case they spotted him, they were ordered to follow him and locate where he sleeps, then call the police.
That is absurd, to say the least. How can such young children be expected to trail a criminal? Is this not endangering their lives?
Why did the owner of the orphanage where some of the alleged rapes occurred, open criminal cases, and not the victims and their families?
Why are some community members seemingly afraid of the orphanage owner? Have they been threatened by the owner not to reveal that the two suspects actually lived at the orphanage?
Is the owner trying to divert attention from the orphanage by allegedly threatening victims and their families to not reveal that any rape took place on her premises?
The victims have also revealed that police are not aware that the owner is allegedly trying to dissuade them from merely presenting evidence that the arrested touched their private parts with his hands only. She is alleged to have scolded them after signing a police statement and is said to have told them to instead present evidence that the suspect penetrated them with his penis.
What is the owner frightened of? Why is she meddling so much in this case?
Is it the fact that the orphanage is under the threat of being shut down by the Department of Social Development because it does not have a permit to operate?
In these circumstances, why is the department dragging its feet on its intended action? Time will tell.
