By Obakeng Maje
Kimberley-Ou John Petrus Setlholo (50) will spend 15 years after being found guilty of raping 80 year old woman. Ou John raped the victim at her house at Santa Centre on the 2nd of January 2013. The victim and the accused are biologically related.
“The accused offered an 80 year old woman (victim) an alcohol, of which they both enjoyed. While the victim got intoxicated of the alcohol, the victim took an advantage of the situation and he raped the old woman” Lieutenant Olebogeng Tawana said. The victim’s daughter caught the accused red-handed whilst in action busy raping the victim and she alerted the police about the incident.
The accused was arrested immediately on the scene by the Galeshewe police.
“Since his arrest he was denied bail and was remanded in police custody. On Friday, 02 August 2013, he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for rape by the Northern Cape High Court” Tawana said.
The Acting Judge took the fact that the accused is a first time offender into a consideration. However that did not deterred her from handing a hefty sentence to the accused.
“During the sentencing, the Acting Judge Mamosebo indicated that the victim trusted the accused, and relied on him to take care of her, and he is related to the victim” Kock said.
“Rape is a very serious offence; although the accused had pleaded guilty it does not mean that he should get a lesser sentence. He should learn to respect woman and protect them but not take advantage of their vulnerability” said the Judge Mamosebo.-TDN
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