Man appears in Seshego court for rape of a 13-year-old
A 28-year-old man, Ditebogo Frans Gololo, appeared in Seshego Magistrates’ Court facing charges of statuary rape and sexual grooming of a minor. It is alleged that he impregnated a 13-year-old girl in Seshego Township, outside Polokwane in Limpopo.
According to reports, the victim and the suspect met at a shopping complex in Seshego in January 2024 and began communicating until they became intimate in May 2024.
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The minor only revealed the incident to her aunt after experiencing complications, and later in November 2024, medical tests confirmed she was eight months pregnant, thus ultimately giving birth to a baby boy on Christmas Day, 25 December 2024.
The police were informed about the incident and the suspect was swiftly arrested by Seshego Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit on Thursday, 26 December 2024.
DITEBOGO FRANS GOLOLO MAKE AN APPEARANCE AT THE SESHEGO MAGISTRATE COURT
The docket will be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions for directives. The matter is postponed for bail application and further investigations to 08 January 2025, at Seshego Magistrate’s Court. Gololo is remanded in custody until his bail application has been finalised in court.