A six-year-old KwaZulu-Natal boy was forced to watch an adult movie and then repeatedly raped by a man living near his home, police said on Tuesday.
Captain Khephu Ndlovu said the incident took place a few days ago but that the matter was only reported to police on Monday afternoon.
"The boy revealed the details to his grandmother yesterday," said Ndlovu.
"He said the neighbour asked to watch a movie with him... and then the man undressed and forced the boy onto the bed. The boy was then raped several times," said Ndlovu.
The child is receiving trauma counselling and an arrest is expected shortly.
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KwaZulu-Natal Childline director Linda Naidoo said abuse of young boys was a common occurrence, but under-reported.
"At Childline, we don't just focus on the girl child but also on boys to empower and make them aware of abuse," said Naidoo.
"Sometimes boys think they not supposed to talk about it because it only affects girls. Young boys generally think that they are supposed to enjoy any sexual experience but it's not true - this is abusive and invasive - and with boys it affects them more in the long term," said Naidoo.
She said abuse of boys was being overlooked in South Africa and that it needed to be examined more closely in the future. - Sapa
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