MAN APPEARS IN COURT FOR RAPING HIS GIRLFRIEND’S MINOR CHILD
A 48-year-old man from Vanderbijlpark appeared at the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates Court. He is facing charges of rape, sexual assault, and creation of child pornography and distribution of a 13-year-old girl.
It is alleged that in 2020, the accused who is in a love relationship with the mother of the victim began to expose the victim to child pornography images at their place of residence in Vanderbijlpark. The accused would also sexually assault her by touching and taking pictures of her breasts, inserting his penis and hands in her vagina and mouth. The accused distributed the images on the KiK social media platform, and an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent discovered them and reported the matter to the South African Police Service. A case was opened against the accused, and he was arrested on 12 December 2024, at his place of residence.
In court, the matter was postponed to 14 January 2025, for a formal bail application. The accused is remanded in custody.
