Suspended senior police officer Shadrack Sibiya will remain in custody, EWN reported on Wednesday. The broadcaster said the top cop is being held behind bars, without giving further detail on the detention. Sibiya denies a rape allegation against him and says sex with an 18-year-old was consensual, according to TimesLIVE. He intends to plead not guilty to all charges against him, SABC News reported. The Mail & Guardian reported that Sibiya has accused the Madlanga task team of orchestrating his arrest. That claim is his own assertion, as carried by the outlet, and has not been independently confirmed in the material available. Separately, EWN reported that Sibiya is also set to face an internal hearing within the South African Police Service. The internal process runs alongside the criminal case. Taken together, the reports sketch a case unfolding on two tracks: a criminal matter in which Sibiya denies wrongdoing and plans to plead not guilty, and a disciplinary process inside the police service. Details of the charges, the dates of any court appearances and the specifics of the internal hearing were not contained in the reporting summarised here. Sibiya has not been convicted of any offence. The allegations remain untested in court, and his account is that the encounter was consensual. What to watch next: the outcome of his bid to be released from custody, the scheduling of his plea, and the progress of the SAPS internal hearing.