Step 4
Call the South African Police Service (SAPS) on 10111 to report the case. Alternatively call your nearest SAPS office.
Rape is never your fault. Rape is a crime and you have the right to lay a charge if you chose to at any SAPS office not matter where the rape took place. The police cannot tell you whether or not it is correct to lay a charge. Ask for the station commander if you feel that the police at the charge desk are not listening to you. The police should take you to a private room and you can request a female officer.
Write down the case number and the name and number of the police officer in charge of your case. Ask for a copy of your police statement. The police must put your case number on the J88 form, then stamp and sign it and give it to you.
If you were intoxicated at the time of the rape, do not let this stop you from reporting the matter to the police or from getting medical treatment. Being intoxicated is not a crime; rape is. According to the law, you cannot give consent while you are very drunk.
You can report the rape up to 20 years after it occurred, but the sooner you report the better chance the