ANC councillor Tebogo Sepalo remanded in custody
The case against Tebogo Sepale 43, a councillor at the Matlosana Local Municipality has been postponed to 26 June 2023, for further investigations and possible bail application.
ANC COUNCILLOR APPEARS IN COURT
He appointed a private attorney to represent him in the matter and the state intends to oppose his bail application. The state is awaiting further details on the investigation to possibly add more charges against the accused.
Sepale is facing 11 provisional charges, two for statutory rαpe, three for the violation of a child with consent, one for manufacturing po_rnographic material, four for rαpe and one for sεxual intimidation.
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He appears in court after a report by the police indicating that the Klerksdorp Family Violence, Child Protection and Sεxual 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.
PUBLIC URGED NOT TO SHARE DISTURBING NυDE PICTURES
In one of the cases, the accused councillor allegedly shared a nυde 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 on Saturday 6 May 2023, by the parents of two boys aged 15 and 17.
The public is urged to refrain from circulating sεxual content of any form through all mediums as it may compromise the victims and their families, as well as the investigations into the matter.
