Central SA
Calvinia rapist receives a heavy sentence─── ZENANDE MPAME 12:45 Mon, 17 Jul 2023
The Calvinia Magistrate’s Court convicted and sentenced a 42-year-old man to 28 years imprisonment, of which eight years are suspended for five years, on condition he is not found guilty of a similar offence.
Benjamin Geswindt was convicted on Tuesday (11/7). He raped a 22-year-old mentally challenged victim on 5 June 2023.
The victim was walking alone in Calvinia West when she was lured by the accused to an open field near Hantam High School and raped. The victim's father was informed by a witness and a case was opened.
Geswindt was arrested immediately, and bail was successfully opposed. As a result, he will spend 20 years behind bars.
