ANC councillor charged with statutory rape abandons bail
Tebogo Sepale, an ANC councillor in the Motlosana Local Municipality who was charged with statutory rape has abandoned his bail application. Sepale allegedly sexually assaulted two teenage boys and his party said it received several complaints against him from various women. RAPE-ACCUSED ANC COUNCILLOR ABANDONES BAIL The 43-year-old who appeared before the Orkney Magistrate’s Court […]
Tebogo Sepale, an ANC councillor in the Motlosana Local Municipality who was charged with statutory rape has abandoned his bail application.
Sepale allegedly sexually assaulted two teenage boys and his party said it received several complaints against him from various women.
RAPE-ACCUSED ANC COUNCILLOR ABANDONES BAIL
The 43-year-old who appeared before the Orkney Magistrate’s Court was due to register a formal bail application but abandoned it following consultations with his legal representative.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson in the North West Henry Mamothame said the State is now awaiting the conclusion of investigations to possibly add more charges against the accused in preparation for trial.
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The councillor is facing 11 provisional charges, two for statutory rape, three for the violation of a child with consent, one for manufacturing pornographic material, four for rape and one for sexual intimidation.
Mamothame said the 43-year-old’s court appearance emanates from a report by the police indicating that the Klerksdorp Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit, was investigating a case of crimen injuria, and two separate counts of statutory rape, after they were reported at Kanana police station, respectively.
“In one of the cases, the suspect allegedly shared nude pictures with the complainant, in the second and separate case, but involving the same suspect, two counts of statutory rape were laid on Saturday 6 May 2023, by the parents of two boys aged 15 and 17. He will remain in police custody until his next court appearance,” the spokesperson explained.
The matter was postponed to 24 August 2023, for further investigations.
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