A 32-year-old man who allegedly posed as a model scout and lured aspiring models to photoshoots where he raped them was arrested during a lockdown operation in the Eastern Cape.
“She attended the photoshoot alone with the suspect after other models left. During the photoshoot, it is when the suspect allegedly raped the victim. Although the victim did not know the suspect, she said she was able to identify him,” he said.
Further police investigations revealed that the suspect had several Facebook accounts and was a regular traveller to destinations all over the country. “In all these different towns the suspect was advertising to attract young girls to pitch up for the photo sessions. It is believed this is how he lured the unsuspecting victims, chose his targets and raped them,” said Kwinana.
“Police managed to get the real identity of the suspect. Under his police profile there were already several rape cases pending against him.” The man was intercepted through an intelligence operation while travelling from Mthatha to King William's Town. He was found in possession of a false doctor's note that aided him to travel around during the lockdown, as well as a laptop, a camera, memory cards and a cellphone.
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