ANC councillor accused of statutory rape of 12-year-old should be denied bail
10 May 2023
ActionSA calls on the courts to deny bail application for the ANC councillor who is alleged to have committed statutory rape of a 12-year-old girl in Mpumalanga eMalahleni.
The incident allegedly occurred after the councillor visited his friend’s home and drank alcohol on Friday, while at the friend’s house, the councillor made inappropriate sexual comments about the 12-year-old, according to the Mpumalanga Police Spokesperson, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala.
It is reported that the pair then left to go to a nearby tavern. “The girl’s mother had reportedly gone to work; hence the girl and her 26-year-old sister are said to have been temporarily left to stay with their uncle.”
“It is said that while the two buddies were still in the tavern, the councillor sneaked out without telling his friend,” said Mohala.