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A 57-year-old councillor from the Matatiele Local Municipality appeared in the Maluti Magistrate’s Court on Thursday for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old epileptic girl.
Eastern Cape police spokesperson, Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana has confirmed that the councillor was arrested and charged with rape.
He says the girl was taken to hospital and examined, where it was discovered that she was raped.
The councillor has not yet pleaded to the charge against him and cannot be named.
The case was postponed to July 30 for a formal bail application.
