{"id":322835,"date":"2026-06-30T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/?p=322835"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:30:29","slug":"soektog-na-nog-moontlike-slagoffers-van-paarlse-fotograaf-verkragter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/soektog-na-nog-moontlike-slagoffers-van-paarlse-fotograaf-verkragter\/","title":{"rendered":"Soektog na nog moontlike slagoffers van Paarlse &#8216;fotograaf-verkragter&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die strafsaak teen Achmat Alexander na wie algemeen as die beweerde Paarlse \u201cfotograaf-verkragter\u201d verwys word, is vir \u2019n verdere ses maande uitgestel. Intussen het \u2019n tweede vrou na vore gekom met verkragtingsaantygings en sy het die ondersteuning van Action Society ingeroep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die verhoor het vandeesweek in die Paarl-streekhof voortgegaan, waar Leighch\u00e9 Thomas weer as die staat se eerste getuie getuig het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u00e1 twee dae van getuienis op 23 en 25 Junie, waartydens Thomas se kruisondervraging voortgesit is, is die saak uitgestel tot 18, 19 en 21 Januarie 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die staat sal na verwagting dan die ondersoekbeampte en die mediese dokter wat Thomas n\u00e1 die beweerde verkragting ondersoek het, roep om te getuig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alexander het op 18 Augustus 2025 onskuldig gepleit toe sy verhoor begin het nadat hy in Februarie 2023 in hegtenis geneem is. Hy is tans op borgtog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-gebeure\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gebeure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alexander, wat \u2019n bekende fotograaf in die Drakenstein-omgewing was, word aangekla vir die verkragting en ontvoering van Thomas, wat 19 jaar oud was toe die beweerde misdade in Desember 2021 gepleeg is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas het in Augustus 2025 getuig sy het \u2019n paar jaar voor die beweerde verkragting eerste na Alexander uitgereik om navraag te doen oor fotosessies, het\u00a0<em>Paarl Post<\/em>\u00a0destyds berig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sy was toe net 16 jaar oud en Alexander het glo vir haar ges\u00ea sy is &#8220;onder ouderdom&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soos die jare verbygegaan het, het sy van die interaksie vergeet tot Alexander uit sy eie uit kontak met Thomas gemaak het met die aanbod van \u2019n fotosessie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sy was toe 19 jaar oud. Die dag van die fotosessie het Alexander glo vir Thomas ges\u00ea dat die plek wat sy voorgestel het waar die foto\u2019s geneem moet word nie geskik is nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hy het toe na bewering aangedring op \u2019n plek naby water en die berge, vanwaar hulle na Bainskloofpas gery het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tydens die sessie is Thomas glo \u2019n alkoholiese drankie gegee wat \u2019n bedwelmende middel bevat het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sy is kort daarna glo in sy voertuig verkrag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas het getuig hoewel sy telkens \u201cnee\u201d ges\u00ea het, het Alexander voortgegaan om haar te verkrag, volgens&nbsp;<em>Paarl Post<\/em>&nbsp;se vorige beriggewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-familie-wag-op-geregtigheid\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Familie wag op geregtigheid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cElke uitstel voel soos n\u00f3g \u2019n terugslag,\u201d het Thomas se ma, Margerth Thomas,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/actionsociety.co.za\/action-society-urges-more-victims-to-come-forward-as-paarl-photographer-rapist-trial-continues\/\">in \u2019n verklaring<\/a>\u00a0wat uitgereik is deur Action Society, ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHierdie ses maande lange uitstel beteken die beskuldigde sal n\u00f3g \u2019n Kersfees en Nuwejaar as \u2019n vry man deurbring, terwyl ons steeds wag op geregtigheid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Ons leef al jare lank met hierdie saak en elke vertraging hou ons langer vasgevang in onsekerheid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Action Society ondersteun Thomas en haar familie reeds langer as vier jaar nadat die ondersoek na haar saak aanvanklik tot stilstand gekom het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volgens die organisasie moes sy deurentyd terugkeer hof toe om een van die mees traumatiese ervarings van haar lewe te herleef in haar soeke na geregtigheid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-tweede-klaer-kom-na-vore\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tweede klaer kom na vore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Terwyl die strafverhoor voortduur, het nog \u2019n vrou wat Alexander ook van verkragting beskuldig, Action Society formeel gemagtig om haar deur die strafregtelike proses te ondersteun en toesig oor haar saak te hou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die tweede klaer het haar bewerings reeds by die owerhede aangemeld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volgens Action Society versterk die vrou se besluit om na vore te kom die kommer dat daar moontlik nog slagoffers is wat nog nie daardie stap geneem het nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHoewel dit uiteindelik die hof is wat oor skuld of onskuld sal beslis, is ons toenemend bekommerd dat die beweerde Paarlse \u201cfotograafverkragter\u201d moontlik \u2019n reeksoortreder kan wees,\u201d het Juanita du Preez, nasionale woordvoerder van Action Society, luidens die verklaring ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-oproep-aan-moontlike-slagoffers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oproep aan moontlike slagoffers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sy het \u2019n beroep gedoen op enigiemand wat glo dat hulle moontlik \u2019n slagoffer van Alexander was, om na vore te kom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSlagoffers bly dikwels stil weens vrees, skaamte of die trauma om weer deur die gebeure te werk. Hulle moet weet hulle is nie alleen nie. Elke persoon wat na vore kom, help om \u2019n duideliker prentjie van die waarheid te vorm, en Action Society sal voortgaan om slagoffers by te staan sodat hul sake die nodige toesig ontvang.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-du-preez-meen-die-tweede-klaer-beklemtoon-die-belangrikheid-daarvan-dat-slagoffers-van-seksuele-misdrywe-hul-sake-aanmeld-selfs-wanneer-hulle-glo-hulle-staan-alleen\">Du Preez meen die tweede klaer beklemtoon die belangrikheid daarvan dat slagoffers van seksuele misdrywe hul sake aanmeld, selfs wanneer hulle glo hulle staan alleen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBaie reeksmisdadigers word eers ge\u00efdentifiseer wanneer slagoffers die moed bymekaarskraap om te praat. As daar nog slagoffers is, kan hul getuienis deurslaggewend wees om geregtigheid te laat geskied. Ons is dit aan elke oorlewende verskuldig om te verseker dat niemand in stilte ly en geen oortreder ongestoord kan voortgaan om ander skade aan te doen nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/actionsociety.co.za\/law-clinic\/\">Enigiemand met meer inligting kan Action Society kontak.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die strafsaak teen Achmat Alexander na wie algemeen as die beweerde Paarlse \u201cfotograaf-verkragter\u201d verwys word, is vir \u2019n verdere ses maande uitgestel. Intussen het \u2019n tweede vrou na vore gekom met verkragtingsaantygings en sy het die ondersteuning van Action Society ingeroep. 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