COUNCILLOR CHARGED FOR SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST MINORS TO REMAIN IN CUSTODY

COUNCILLOR CHARGED FOR SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST MINORS TO REMAIN IN CUSTODY

The Klerksdorp Regional Court postponed the case against Tebogo Sepale (43), a suspended Councillor at the Matlosane Local Municipality, to 14 February 2024, for consultations before pretrial conferencing. Sepale is currently facing 11 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. He is currently in police custody after he was denied bail.

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 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, 06 May 2023, by the parents of two boys aged 15 and 17. He will remain in police custody until the completion of the case.