Central SA
Case against suspended North West councillor postponed─── KEKELETSO MOSEBETSI 09:55 Thu, 18 May 2023
The case against the suspended ANC councillor from Matlosana Local Municipality, Tebogo Sepale (43), has been postponed to 26 June 2023 for further investigations and a possible bail application.
Sepale faces 11 provisional charges; two for statutory rape, three for the violation of a child, one for manufacturing pornographic material, four for rape and one for sexual intimidation. Provincial National Prosecuting Authority, Mamothame, said the accused has appointed a private attorney to represent him in the matter in which the state will oppose his bail application.
“The state awaits further details on the investigation to possibly add more charges against the accused, he is facing eleven provisional charges, two for statutory rape, three for the violation of a child, one for manufacturing pornographic material, four for rape and one for sexual intimidation,” he added.
Sepale’s court appearance emanates from a report by the police indicating that the Klerksdorp Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit was investigating a case of crimen injuria and two separate counts of statutory rape, respectively.
OFM News previously reported that in one of the cases, the suspect had allegedly shared a nude picture of his private parts with the complainant, in the second and separate case, but involving the same suspect, two counts of statutory rape were laid on Saturday 6 May 2023, by the parents of two boys aged 15 and 17. The public has been urged to refrain from circulating sexual content of any form through all mediums as it may compromise the victims and their families, as well as the investigations into the matter.
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After the news broke out, ANC provincial secretary, Louis Diremelo, said they were shocked by the video circulating on social media platforms, showing one of their public representatives engaged in a sexual act. Selepe was then suspended by the party. While a-political civil rights organisation and police watchdog, Action Society, campaigned against Selepe receiving bail after he was arrested for sexual misconduct. The organisation in a media statement alleged that since the arrest of the councillor, other men and women have spoken out about the councillor’s abuse of power when employing people.
