PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - The opposed bail application of the Kwanokuthula man accused of sexually violating a nine-year-old girl is set to resume in the Plettenberg Bay Magistrate’s Court on Friday 21 August.
The State has indicated that it will oppose the accused’s bail application.
The Southern Cape Police’s spokesperson, Warrant Officer Chris Spies, previously confirmed that the George Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit was investigating a case of rape and displaying or causing the display or exposure of pornography to a child following an incident in Kwanokuthula on 18 July.
“The man allegedly exposed the nine-year-old girl to pornographic content and violated her,” Spies said.
According to the police, the matter was reported and an investigation commenced, resulting in the arrest of the accused on 19 July, the day after the incident. The man is alleged to be the boyfriend of the child’s aunt.
The child had reportedly been staying with some family in George and was visiting relatives in Kwanokuthula during the school holidays when the incident occurred.
A community member subsequently assisted in taking the child to the police station to report the matter.
The bail proceedings were postponed after the accused’s Legal Aid attorney was unable to consult with him following an accident in Knysna on Friday 14 August that claimed the lives of two people and their dog, causing traffic to come to a standstill for several hours.
As a result, the magistrate and attorneys only proceeded with the court roll from midday.
The accused was remanded in custody pending the continuation of the opposed bail application and formal bail proceedings.
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