J Arthur Brown 'raped in van'
2008-05-18 10:27
Johannesburg - Fraud suspect J Arthur Brown was allegedly raped in the back of a police van last week, the Sunday Times reported.
Brown's attorney, William Booth, said the ex-Fidentia boss suffered an "extremely humiliating" sexual assault in a jam-packed prison van taking him from the Cape Town Magistrate's Court to Pollsmoor on Monday.
"Brown is not asking for any special dispensation," said Booth.
"This can happen to any law-abiding citizen. If you are taken in for a drink driving offence, you can end up being raped, murdered or with Aids. It's extremely worrying and frightening."
He said Brown was now under police guard in a private Cape Town hospital that had special expertise in treating Aids patients.
"He's been seen by a psychiatrist, he's had a couple of procedures, and he's on antiretrovirals. His mental state is not good."
- SAPA