Dominee Adriaan Swart has created a WhatsApp group for young people — in the middle of his trial on charges of sexual abuse of minors.
Dominee Adriaan Swart and his wife, Laerskool Sanddrift principal Lizette Swart, are accused in a paedophilia case in the Pretoria high court Picture: SuppliedDominee Adriaan Swart has apparently used an alias to create a WhatsApp group for young people — in the middle of his trial on charges of sexual abuse of minors.
The WhatsApp group, “Jesus Revolution”, was widely promoted by a Facebook profile in the name of Johannes du Plessis — an online alias Swart has previously used to advertise the Jack Russell terriers he breeds.Swart, 48, remains in his post as dominee of the Afrikaans Protestant Church in Sanddrift, a small farming community near Brits in North West.
The WhatsApp group was created in the days before the Sunday Times reported on his trial last Sunday, which began in April in the Pretoria high court. He faces charges arising from allegations of sexual assault of two boys who say they were 14 when, years apart, the abuse began. The charges include attempted rape and compelling the boys to appear in child pornography.
His wife, Lizette, 51, is also on trial, charged with failing to report the abuse once it was disclosed to her. She remains in her job as headmistress of Laerskool Sanddrift, a primary school situated next to the church. Both complainants in the case met her husband while she was their teacher.We are for life and consequently for humane action towards all people. This includes both the dignity of the alleged victim [sic] and the dignity of the alleged offenders.
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