A teenager has been arrested for raping his 54-year-old aunt countless times. Image: Stock Image / Pixabay
KZN pastor arrested for allegedly raping over 13 CHILDREN
A 56-year-old KZN pastor was arrested for raping over 13 children aged between five and 17 years old in Luvisi village.
A teenager has been arrested for raping his 54-year-old aunt countless times. Image: Stock Image / Pixabay
A 56-year-old KZN pastor has been arrested for allegedly raping over 13 children.
The children are aged between five and 17 years old
Reports have revealed that the children are between the ages of five and 17. The incidents occurred in Luvisi Village in the Nquthu Local Municipality. The pastor was caught when a boy reported the matter to his mother and provided details of the other victims.
His mother went on to verify this information with other victims before she reported it to the police.
The last incident reportedly occurred on 18 September 2022
The KZN Department of Social Development stated that the pastor allegedly lured the children to watch cartoons before playing explicit content that he watched with the children. It is alleged that there were 11 boys and two girls.
IOL reports that the pastor allegedly started to molest children in 2021. The last incident is said to have taken place on 18 September 2022.
Social Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza condemned the acts of rape and abuse against children by the pastor. Khoza confirmed that the 56-year-old is expected to appear in court soon.
Pastor sentenced to 10 years for RAPE of blind neighbour
In an unrelated incident, it was previously reported that Petros M Mokoena was sentenced to 10 years behind bars for raping his blind neighbour, the widow of his late friend. Pinetown Magistrate Siphiwe Hlophe said Mokeona was lucky to be sentenced after the Criminal Procedures Act of 1997 had been amended.
Before the amendments, the Act prescribed a life sentence for the rape of someone with a disability. Mokoena, a pastor, often supported the family of his victim by bringing them food after his friend passed away.
Hlophe stated that Mokoena not only took advantage of the family’s financial situation but also the fact that he was a respected pastor in the area. In January 2021, one of the victims’ sons found Mokoena topless on his mother’s bed. Mokoena allegedly offered R1 000 to the victims’ sons before fleeing. Read the full story here.
