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The prominent George dentist accused of raping and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Pretoria school boy more than two years ago, will know his fate in two months after final arguments were delivered in the Thembalethu Regional Court on Friday.
Magistrate Eugenia Jacobs said she would deliver judgment on August 12 this year after hearing prosecutor Brendan Smith and attorney Braam Swart's closing arguments.
The 42-year-old dentist Ian Venter faces a string of charges including rape and sexual assault after the alleged incident during a sleepover at Venter's luxury rental home at Victoria Bay on December 27, 2011.
The teenager's parents knew Venter and his family since 1998 and regularly socialised and the youngster slept over at Venter's house one evening during a visit to the Garden Route with his family over the December holidays.
Venter allegedly gave the teenager alcohol and showed him pornographic material before allegedly performing various sexual acts on him.
Venter was arrested the next day and was subsequently released on bail of R1000. He denies all charges and pleaded not guilty in 2012.
Smith described both the teenager and his father, as well as the doctor who did the medical exam after the alleged rape, as credible witnesses and reminded the court of that various aspects of the incident that were never contested.
This included that sexual acts had been performed, pornographic material - which was later found in Venter's home - had been given to the teenager, that Venter had known the boy's age, that the accused's DNA had been found on the complainant's pants as well as a bed sheet and that the teenager had sustained anal injuries.
What was however contested was among other aspects, if consent was given, whether Venter gave the teenager alcohol and penetration took place.
Swart however reminded the court that this case had been plagued by various issues including failure to test for alcohol consumption or to search Venter's home for alcohol bottles mentioned by the complainant - something that could have proven the boy's version as true or false.
He also pointed out various discrepancies in the teenager's testimony.
