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The Pretoria Magistrate's Court, where a 39-year-old Tshwane metro cop appeared for the alleged rape of a 30-year-old woman.
The Pretoria Magistrate's Court, where a 39-year-old Tshwane metro cop appeared for the alleged rape of a 30-year-old woman.
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A Tshwane Metro Police Department officer has been arrested and charged for the alleged rape of a 30-year-old woman.

According to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), which investigated the incident and made the arrest, the 39-year-old man appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

The officer, who cannot be named until he has pleaded to the charge, was granted bail of R1 000.

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