Bishop Stephen Zondo's defence ordered not to raise previous abuse of victim: The Pretoria high court on Tuesday ordered the defence in the trial of Bishop Stephen Zondo to stop questioning a victim about previous sexual abuse cases.
Zondo, leader of the Rivers of Living Water Ministries, is accused of raping seven women, mostly members of his church. He faces 10 charges. told Zondo's advocate, Piet Pistorius, to refrain from asking the witness about a previous rape case, saying it was irrelevant to this case.
Visibly unhappy with the judge's order, Pistorius told the court his cross-examination was being curtailed. This was dismissed by the defence, which said the brother-in-law was employed in May 2018, months before the alleged rape. However, the witness maintained she believed Zondo was trying to use the brother-in-law's employment as a threat.
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