A middle-aged man and his female accomplice who allegedly lured vulnerable women with the promise of help have been arrested in the Eastern Cape.
Hawks spokesperson Col Katlego Mogale said the “apostle”, 52, and his female accomplice, 37, were arrested on Saturday.ey will be charged with trafficking in people and will appear in the Zwelitsha magistrate's court on Monday.
The Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Investigation team received complaints in September last year about sexual abuse of vulnerable people, allegedly trafficked from different areas, he said.They were promised they would be assisted. “Instead they were sexually assaulted.”
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