orted ▁to ▁use ▁med iation ▁and ▁arbitr ation ▁procedures ▁made ▁available ▁by ▁the ▁town ▁council , ▁rather ▁than ▁resort ing ▁to ▁South ▁African ▁courts . ▁ ▁Res idents ▁perce ive ▁O ran ia ▁as ▁being ▁safe . ▁To ▁maintain ▁the ▁picture ▁that ▁all ▁is ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁community , ▁police ▁from ▁Hop et own ▁are ▁only ▁called ▁in ▁as ▁a ▁last ▁resort . ▁Local ▁media ▁reported ▁on ▁multiple ▁cases ▁of ▁child ▁ab use ▁committed ▁by ▁an ▁elder ly ▁O ran ia ▁resident ▁which ▁went ▁und et ected ▁for ▁years . ▁Town ▁authorities ▁were ▁also ▁critic ized ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁act ▁on ▁reports ▁of ▁assault ▁and ▁ab use ▁against ▁a ▁three - year - old ▁girl ▁who ▁was ▁later ▁murder ed ▁by ▁her ▁parents . ▁The ▁ab use ▁was ▁not ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁police , ▁as ▁residents ▁were ▁afraid ▁of ▁being ▁exp elled ▁for ▁fil ing ▁a ▁report . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁S AP S ' s ▁Child ▁Prote ction ▁Unit ▁visited ▁the ▁Volk sk ool ▁O ran ia ▁school ▁to ▁investigate ▁a ▁case ▁of ▁child ▁mol est ation ▁against ▁a ▁student ▁teacher . ▁The ▁teacher ▁appeared ▁before ▁the ▁Hop et own ▁Mag istr ate ' s ▁Court ▁on ▁a ▁charge ▁of ▁stat ut ory ▁ra pe . ▁ ▁Application ▁process ▁Pro s pective ▁residents ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁an ▁interview ▁process ▁with ▁a ▁committee , ▁which ▁may ▁den y ▁access ▁to ▁people ▁based ▁on ▁criteria ▁such ▁as ▁criminal ▁records . ▁Once ▁permission ▁is