HIV-positive South African dad bags life sentence for raping 13-year-old daughter

A 41-year-old HIV-positive man in South Africa has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his 13-year-old daughter, Sahara Reporters reports.

According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the Vredenburg Regional Court in Western Cape Province convicted him of two counts of rape and one count of attempted murder after a plea and sentence agreement with the State.

He received life imprisonment for the first rape count, 35 years for the second and 25 years for attempted murder. The sentences will run concurrently.

The attempted murder charge followed his admission that he knew he was HIV-positive but did not use a condom during the assault in May 2025.

The court also placed him on the National Register for Sex Offenders and barred him from working with children.

In her victim impact statement, the girl said she was angry, asking: “how could my own father want to do this to me?”

The NPA said the sentence sent a clear message to those who harm children.