The Wesselsbron Regional Court has sentenced a man to four life imprisonments for multiple rapes of minor boys.
According to the Free State police spokesperson, Mahlomola Kareli, The suspect was found guilty on four counts of rape involving four minor boys, aged 12, 13, 15, and 15. “The rape incidents occurred at the accused’s rented shack in Malebogo Township back in May 2024, which he used as both a residence and a hair salon. The first and second victims were lured into the shack after school under the pretense of a haircut. The accused sexually assaulted both victims in his back room. The third victim was collected by the first and second victims and taken to the accused’s premises, where he was also sexually assaulted,” Kareli explained.
Mahlomola added that the minors initially didn’t speak up until one of them opened to his teacher about the incident. He said, “The fourth victim, a 12-year-old relative of the accused (his nephew), was visiting the premises and was also sexually assaulted in the shack. None of the victims initially reported the incidents, which were only discovered after one of the victims confided in his teacher about the assault.”
Four cases of rape were opened against the perpetrator was eventually arrested. He was sentenced to four life sentences and all sentences are to run concurrently.
Compiled by Clement Matroos
