UPDATE: VIDEO: Dros to cover medical bill of 7-year-old ‘rape’ victim
A 20-year-old man allegedly forced himself on the girl in the restaurant’s bathrooms on Saturday.
The Dros restaurant is to cover the medical bills of a seven-year-old girl allegedly raped in one of its franchises in Silverton.
It made the commitment after meeting the human rights organisation #NotInMyName.
The organisation had asked management about measures from its side to help the family of the victim improve security.
A 20-year-old man allegedly forced himself on the girl in the restaurant’s bathrooms on Saturday.
#NotInMyName secretary general Themba Masango said Dros agreed to pay the medical bills of the girl.
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It would also cover the cost of counselling for her family.
Safety features in the restaurant’s play area would be beefed up.
Staff affected would also undergo counselling.
“We wanted to find out what measures they are putting in place to ensure that this does not happen again,” said Masango.
“We want to know that if we are coming to a restaurant, our kids are going to be safe.”
Masango said a statement released by Dros shortly after the rape was “nonchalant”.
The organisation’s president Siya Jentile said #NotInMyName would shut down the restaurant if it did not honour the commitments made.
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“Dros promised us they will be and are taking this matter forward,” Jentile said.
“Should they fail, we will be taking other necessary steps.”
Pictures of a man said to be the one accused of raping the seven-year-old made the rounds on social media this week.
An eyewitness told Rekord the alleged rapist had been eyeing the little girl from the restaurant play area.
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He waited for her to go to the bathroom before “snatching” her into the men’s toilet.
The man was arrested and appeared in the Pretoria Regional Court on Tuesday on a rape charge.
He is also accused of intimidation and assault with the intention to do grievous bodily harm and having been in possession of drugs.
The matter was postponed to 2 October and the man remained in custody.
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