THE PROSECUTION ADD ADDITIONAL CHARGES AGAINST A MEDICAL DOCTOR ACCUSED OF RAPING A TEENAGER
LUTENDO LIVHEBE – MUDAU. The National Prosecuting Authority has added two additional charges against Kimberley’s Medical Practitioner, Ilunga Kalasa(38). The Prosecution informed the court that two additional charges of Contravention of the Immigration Act as well as Contravention of the Health Professions Act will be added against the accused. The accused made a brief appearance in the Kimberley District Court where he is facing charges of rape as well as sexual assault.
The Doctor is accused of raping a 17-year-old patient. It is alleged that on 15 August 2022, the 17-year-old victim, went to the accused surgery for medical consultation and was subsequently raped during a medical examination. He is also accused of sexually assaulting a 25-year-old patient at his surgery on 20 April 2022, during a medical examination.
The two additional charges emanate from the police investigations which indicated that the accused was working in South Africa as a medical practitioner without the prescribed medical professional documents or being registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). The accused who is a Congolese National is also in South Africa without legitimate immigration documents and that he was illegal in the country.
The case has been postponed to 10 January 2023, for the Director of Public Prosecution’s(DPP) decision. Investigations led by the Police are continuing in this matter.
