Grandpa sentenced to Mang for child rape

A 63-year-old grandfather from Hermanus was sentenced to 20 years in prison. mang after admitting to raping two children who had been entrusted to his care.

The man, whose name cannot be mentioned, was sentenced last week in the Hermanus Regional Court after he allegedly raped two girls at the ages of 10 and 12 while their parents were working.

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesman Eric Ntabazalila said the state had asked the court to impose a life sentence for all rape charges, but the court deviated from the mandatory minimum sentence, citing the age of the accused.

“The accused pleaded guilty and confessed to raping the minors between March 2021 and September 2021 after their parents asked him to look after them,” he said.

“In his plea, he told the court that he rented a room from the children’s parents in 2020 and moved to another accommodation three months later. The mother of the two girls asked him to look after her daughters while she and her husband worked in a boarding house.”

Ntabazalila said the grandfather would help the children with their homework and they trusted him.

“One afternoon they fell asleep in his room and he raped the eldest and molested the younger. Then he told them not to tell their parents.

“He claims he never hurt them physically, but now he realizes he hurt them mentally and emotionally.”

The court sentenced the defendants to 20 years in prison for each of the rape charges, but ordered that the sentences be served concurrently.

In addition, he was ordered to be placed on the National Sex Offenders Registry.

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