A 36-year-old pastor has been sentenced to two life terms plus 25 years in prison for raping three minor congregants of his Etwatwa church in Barcelona, Ekurhuleni, and sexually grooming others.
A Gauteng pastor has been sentenced to two life terms for raping and sexually grooming minors at his church.He was arrested in February last year after two girls simulated what Magagula had done to them.
Sitting in the Benoni Magistrate's Court on Friday, the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria sentenced Lucky Magagula for rape, exposing children to pornography, sexual assault, exposing his genitals to children and sexually grooming six minor children, aged three, four, six, eight and nine.
"This is after Judge Jay Monyemangene found him guilty of three counts of rape, five counts of exposing children to pornography, six counts of sexual assault, and four counts of exposing genitals to children and sexual grooming on 5 August 2022," she said.
Director of Public Prosecutions Sibongile Mzinyathi applauded the prosecutor's work, the court and the police investigator. He added that he hoped the sentence would send out a strong message that crimes against children and women would not be tolerated.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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