CASE AGAINST COUNCILLOR CHARGED WITH STATUTORY RAPE POSTPONED FOR BAIL APPLICATION
The Orkney Magistrates’ Court deferred the case against Tebogo Sepale (43), a Councillor at the Matlosana Local Municipality, to 26 June 2023, for further investigations and possible bail application. He appointed a private attorney to represent him in the matter and the state will oppose his bail application. The state is awaiting further details on the investigation to possibly add more charges against the accused, he is facing eleven 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.
His 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 a nude picture of his private parts 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. The public is urged to refrain from circulating sexual content of any form through all mediums as it may compromise the victims and their families, as well as the investigations into the matter.
