The elderly man was a family friend that the 14-year-old girl trusted, but while her mother was at work, he raped her without a care.
Geriatric man, 70, from the Free State who raped girl, 14, sentenced to life in prisonPublished 2h agoA 70-year-old rapist was sentenced to life in prison for the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Bethulie , Free State .
On October 1, 2023, at around 2pm, the girl was at home in Newstands, Bethulie, when the 70-year-old family friend arrived, asking for her mother, who was away working.Sergeant Mahlomola Kareli said while purportedly waiting for the mother, the elderly man asked the child to make him tea."He took out a knife, threatened her and took her to the bedroom where he raped her," Kareli said.
Detective Warrant Officer Paballo Ntoahae of the Trompsburg Family Violence, Child Protection, and Sexual Offences Unit took up the case, and the perpetrator was arrested. Working with the National Prosecuting Authority , Prosecutor Leon Ehlers sentenced the man to life in prison for raping the child.Provincial spokesperson, Sergeant Sinah Mpakane said that in July 2024, during a school meeting with children and parents, one of the parents told a teacher that the victim had told other children that she routinely went to the older man's residence, where he repeatedly raped her.
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