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Baby Michael Case: 21 Nov 2011

24 Aug, 2016 in News tagged baby michael

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Women and Men Against Child Abuse is feeling upset.

4 days ago

We haven't seen all the accused in the Carletonville Creche' abuse case arrested yet, and already there's another far-West Rand creche abuse video going viral.

The trial hasn't even begun in the Carletonville matter, yet here we have someone filming the abuse of young toddlers at the hands of their caregivers again, reportedly at the Myne Maatjies day care centre in Randfontein. We'll be following this matter closely, and again expect to see arrests made in line with Section 110 of the Children's Act. It's absolutely appalling that the owner of the creche claims to have been totally unaware of the horrors that have been taking place at her facility.

After more than two decades of fighting child abuse we should know better, but still remain shocked by the callous way in which these 'people' assault the children in their care. ... See MoreSee Less

BREAKING NEWS: VIDEO of alleged child abuse at Culemborg Park Day Care - Randfontein Herald

A video of alleged child abuse at a Culemborg Park day care has surfaced which has left parents furious.

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Women and Men Against Child Abuse

7 days ago

More than four decades since they were sexually abused as young girls, two sisters are finally on the road to justice.

'What happened to these two Sisters in the house of their step mother and father can be equated by WMACA to an emotional and psychological death sentence - that is why the law was changed to be able to bring those accountable to justice even forty years later !!" - Miranda Jordan-Friedmann, WMACA Founder

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Sexually abused sisters want justice

More than four decades since they were sexually abused as young girls, two sisters are finally on the road to justice. Courtesy #DStv403

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POSTPONEMENT OF OLDEST CHILDHOOD SEX ABUSE TRIAL TO 9 DEC 2019

The trial of two men accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting their step-nieces forty years ago has been postponed until the 9th December, after the older of the accused produced a doctor’s certificate stating he is being treated for a medical condition and is unable to appear in court. The accused cannot be named as they have not yet pleaded.

Sisters Claudine Shiels and Lisa van der Merwe, who brought the historical landmark case to court, expressed their disappointment at the delay. Trial postponements inevitably prolong court proceedings and often amount to secondary victimisation for survivors of alleged sexual assault. But the sisters say they are in for the long haul.
“We are trying to look on the positive side, said Shiels, speaking outside the Wynberg Magistrate's Court after the postponement on Thursday.
“We didn’t expect this to be easy and there are things worth fighting for.”

Added Van Der Merwe, who has to travel from Port Elizabeth at her own expense to attend the trial: “It has cost a lot because I have been coming here about 3 or 4 times already. But if I want justice, I have to be prepared.”

The trial will see the two Cape Town-born sisters testify against their step-uncles - now in their 70s - who allegedly abused them when they were children in the 1970s. They were able to bring charges because of a landmark Constitutional Court ruling that extended the statute of limitations on rape and abuse cases.
The historic "Frankel 8" judgment, related to allegations of abuse against billionaire broker Sydney Frankel by eight people in 2018. In the judgment, the court ruled that the Criminal Procedure Act be amended to remove the limit of 20 years for the prosecution of indecent assault. When the Constitutional Court removed the 20-year prescription period, it gave the sisters hope that finally they could tell their story, hold the perpetrators to account and reclaim their dignity.

Women and Men Against Child Abuse (WMACA) founding director Miranda Jordan says that the sisters' case would be the fifth decades-old case dealing with sexual crime the organization has been involved with, but the first one dealing with decades-old allegations of indecent assault after the Frankel judgment.

Although the alleged abuse occurred long ago, the trauma can never be erased. Seeing one of the accused in court triggered painful memories for both sisters. But they remain resolute.
“It’s been a tough road, yet we have kept going for 45 years,” said Shiels. “We are now stronger and we know how to keep going.” ... See MoreSee Less

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