ON Wednesday, 1 November, the Orkney Magistrates Court in the North West postponed the bail application of pastor, prophet and the Matlosana Local Municipality's ward councillor, Tebogo Sepale (43).
The case is rescheduled for a bail application hearing on 17 November. During his first court appearance, the accused was not asked to plead.
Sepale is facing 11 provisional charges including 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 near Orkney, respectively.
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The court said 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 earlier on by the parents of two boys aged 15 and 17.
Investigations are still underway to gather more evidence against the suspect.
The public is urged by the police 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.
