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The law must deal with child abusers mercilessly because the destruction they leave in their path is unforgivable, argues the writer.
The law must deal with child abusers mercilessly because the destruction they leave in their path is unforgivable, argues the writer.
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The arrest of a woman for the rape of her 10-year-old son has inflicted a scar on the boy that will never heal, and traumatised anyone who cares about the lives of children and their safety, writes Nthabi Nhlapo.

This week we all realised how deeply society has plunged into the pool of moral indecency.

When a policewoman was arrested for the rape of her 10-year-old son, it inflicted a scar on the boy that will never heal, and it traumatised anyone who cares about the lives of children and their safety.

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