By BAKANG MOKOTO
A 27-YEAR-OLD man from Pampierstad was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court for extortion and malicious damage to property. In 2017, Clement Othusitse Seothaeng, who was working at McDonald’s restaurant in Montana, Pretoria as a crew member for two years, recorded himself in a 20-second video clip with his phone preparing a Mcflurry ice cream without showing his face.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson in Gauteng, Lumka Mahanjana said, Seothaeng who was wearing a uniform, spat inside the Mcflurry ice cream, mixed it and closed the cap while preparing it.
“After recording himself, he sent the clip to the manager with a different number as a concerned customer demanding R150 000 to avoid the video being circulated on social media. The manager reported the matter to the police.
“Immediately a trap was set up and Seothaeng was arrested a few days later. During the aggravation of sentence, the prosecutor, David Molokomme asked the court to impose a fitting sentence to reflect society’s disapproval of such improper and illegal behaviour using social media for anti-social behaviour,” Mahanjana said.
She said as NPA, they welcome the sentence. Mahanjana further said Seothaeng was given 10 years for extortion and 5 years for malicious damage to property and the magistrate ordered that the sentences run concurrently.
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