Senior DPP Official Charged with Rape of 16-Year-Old Boy
A 47-year-old senior official from the Limpopo division of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has been brought before the court on two charges of rape.
The allegations are related to several instances of sexual abuse inflicted on the victim, which began in 2022.
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Case Adjourned
The hearing has been rescheduled for May 8 to allow for profiling and a possible bail application.
The suspect was arrested after the victim disclosed the abuse to her mother, who subsequently reported the matter to the police.
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Sentencing
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In an unrelated but similar case, Cheslyn Matroos, aged 41, was sentenced to two life terms along with an additional 22 years for various gender-based violence offenses.
The accused in this matter is facing charges that include rape, attempted rape, assault, and kidnapping.
The court rejected Matroos’s assertion that the sexual encounters were consensual.
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