{"id":50640,"date":"2022-07-25T17:25:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T15:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/student-raped-at-friends-home-20220725\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T01:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T23:51:57","slug":"student-raped-at-friends-home-20220725","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/student-raped-at-friends-home-20220725\/","title":{"rendered":"Student raped at friends home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"p\">A student of the Central University of Technology (CUT) was allegedly raped at a friend\u2019s home in Bloemfontein on Saturday (23\/07).<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">Dan Maritz, director of marketing and communications of the CUT, said the management was alerted of an incident.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\u201cWe commend our law enforcement agencies for the arrest of the alleged perpetrator. The student is receiving the necessary support from the university through the CUT Welness Centre,\u201d he said.<p><\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_b43c9775\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cManagement believes that female students are entitled to enjoy the freedom entrenched in our Constitution. They have a legitimate claim to walk peacefully on the streets from their residences to the campus, to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of their surroundings without the fear, apprehension, and insecurity that constantly diminish the quality of their lives.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"citation\">Dan Maritz, director of marketing and communications of the CUT<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<div class=\"p\">He said the CUT are encouraging students who are affected in any way to come forward for assistence.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">Lieutenant Colonel Thabo Covane from the SAPS Communications Department, confirmed that a 29 year old male was arrested by the Family Violence, Child Protenction and Sexual Offences Unit in Mangaung.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">According to a report made to police officers at the Bloemspruit Police Station, the 21 year old female victim and her friends visited a local tavern in Bloemside Phase 10. 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