PROPHET, pastor and a Matlosana Local Municipality Ward councillor will spend his first Christmas in custody.
On Friday, 24 November, the Orkney Magistrates Court denied bail to Tebogo Sepale (43), and his case was postponed to 17 January 2024 for the first appearance at the Regional Court.
The state welcomed the judgment as it prepared for pretrial.
Sepale is 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.
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The state may add other charges when the matter goes to a higher court.
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 6 May 2023 by the parents of two boys aged 15 and 17.
He will remain in police custody until the completion of the case.
