Rouge Opens Up About The Harassment She Suffered In The Hands Of A Metro Police

Rouge Opens Up About The Harassment She Suffered In The Hands Of A Metro Police. When you a public figure opening up about the personal experiences that traumatized you isn’t easy. Award winning rapper Rouge has recently shared her story with TshisaLIVE.

The Popular rapper alleged that a Metro Police officer once assaulted her because of the way she was dressed in a roadblock in Fourways, Johannesburg.

“It was around midnight that I approached the roadblock. An officer stopped me and asked for my driver’s licence, which I gave him. Just as he was about to return my licence, he flashed his flashlight on my thighs because he could see I was wearing shorts,” Rouge told TshisaLIVE.

“He then asked why I wasn’t wearing long pants, considering I was driving alone late at night. Although he was being humorous, I still felt very uncomfortable about it.”

Rouge said this was not the first time she had experienced inappropriate behaviour from a police officer. Earlier this year she had a similar experience in Tshwane, she said.

“The officer then also asked why I wasn’t wearing long pants and driving alone late at night. But he wasn’t speaking out of humour and had more on an off-ish note.”

Rouge said she was tired of this kind of behaviour from the metro police.

The publication asked the Johannesburg Metro Police senior superintendent Wayne Minnaar on what should one do when face with such incident.

“She must report the incident immediately. That’s total misconduct by the officer. She must contact 0800 203 713 on the JMPD internal affairs hotline. She doesn’t need anything. She must just give them where the roadblock was and the time, and they’ll investigate.”

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