Following a viral video, South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services has reacted to the video of a female prison warder having sex with a male inmate in her office.
The video showed the warder in KwaZulu-Natal kissing the inmate passionately before they had sex in her office.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the department, Singabakho Nxumalo stated that the video was authentic and has left the agency appalled by it.
He also confirmed that the man was an inmate at the Ncome Correctional Centre has.
He said in a statement;
“A video with flustering scenes of alleged sexual activity between an official and an inmate at the Ncome Correctional Centre, KwaZulu-Natal Region, has left the Department of Correctional Services appalled, embarrassed and gutted.
“Sexual activities between inmates and correctional officials are shameful incidents that can never be ascribed to what is expected of our officials.
“Correctional officials are expected to abide by a code of conduct, and despicable acts of sexual activities with inmates shall never be tolerated.”
Nxumalo further revealed that the female warder involved has been identified and she will be subjected to a disciplinary process with immediate effect.
He added;
“Disciplinary measures have also been instituted against the inmate. Despicable acts of sexual activities with inmates shall never be tolerated.”
In January, the department of correctional services said it was installing body scanners at identified correctional facilities within six management areas to clamp down on the smuggling of contraband into prisons.
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said the body scanners were introduced after an official was caught at St Alban’s Correctional Centre in the Eastern Cape trying to smuggle contraband.
Source: South Africa Media
