A former police captain who was station commander of Camps Bay SAPS for 21 years has been arrested on charges of indecent assault and the possession of child pornography.
Zbiegniew Andrzej Weclaw, 65, was busted at his home in Vredehoek last week, after police officers found an unlicensed firearm and boxes filled with home-made porn DVDs in his possession, many featuring underage boys.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said: “He was arrested on November 24 and appeared in court on the same day. He was released on bail. He will appear in court again on January 25 next year.“
Weclaw’s son Daniel has also come forward about the sexual abuse he allegedly suffered at his father’s hands throughout his childhood.
“It’s taken me 30 gruelling years filled with heartbreak and tears to eventually find a way to expose this evil monster,” Daniel wrote on Facebook.
“My father sexually assaulted me for years as a child starting when I was 6 years and continued until the end of primary school.”
Daniel said many previous attempts at reporting the abuse were thwarted by his father’s connections in the police.
Daniel, now 39, reveals he has attempted suicide multiple times, including surviving shooting himself with his father’s gun.
As soon as he was old enough, he moved away from his father.
Zbiegniew, in poor health, reached out to his estranged son earlier this year and convinced him to come take care of him. Daniel agreed, hoping to mend their relationship.
It was in this period, in Zbiegniew’s flat, that Daniel found the box of 21 child porn DVDs, including footage of himself as a boy wearing a Speedo.
Daniel alleged that his father then threatened him with a firearm, causing him to leave the flat and return with four officers.
Daniel said cops seized the boxes of DVDs, and he gave a full statement of his years of abuse.
Zbiegniew declined to discuss the matter: “I’ve got nothing to discuss. That’s my business. I’ve got no comment at all.”
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