Shadrack Sibiya’s secret nights at Sandton strip club
Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has been arrested on charges of rape and human trafficking. Allegations suggest he was a regular patron at a Sandton strip club where he allegedly groomed and exploited young women.
Why it matters
Highlights a high-profile criminal case involving a senior law enforcement official, raising concerns about public integrity.
Suspended deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya is believed to have been a regular visitor to upmarket Sandton strip club The Grand, where a dancer says he had a preference for Russian women.
Sibiya, 59, was arrested at the club on Monday over allegations he raped an 18-year-old girl, trafficked in persons and sexual groomed a 16-year-old girl.
He appeared in the Randburg magistrates’ court this week and is due to return there on Tuesday for a bail application.
He spends a lot of time with three Russian women. He also pays them to leave the club with him
The Sunday Times visited the popular strip club where Sibiya is alleged to have taken the 18-year-old woman who has accused him of rape.
A stripper said she saw Sibiya at least three times a month.
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