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NAME OF JOURNALIST:’Mahoaba Majoro
DATE:29-July-04-August 2011
COUNTRY:Lesotho
THEME:child abuse,gender violence
SKILLS:Language
GENRE:News
GEM CLASSIFICATION:Gender aware
Maseru-A 38-year-old Ha Leqele man was hauled before the magistrate’s court on Tuesday this week for allegedly raping his teenage daughter.According to the charge sheet,the accused is allegeded to have sexually abuse his 15-year-old daughter between February 2008 and July 2011.
After informing the him of the charge,Magistrate Puseletso Macperson reminded the accused of his right to legal representation,and bail.The accused can not be named in order to protect the allegedly abused minor’s identity-immediately applied for bail soon after,telling the court he needed to engage the services of a lawyer.
However,Prosecutor Molemo Ndebele urged the court to remand the accused in custody, asking the victim’s mother to tell the court their fears.”Iam afraid my husband will come home drunk and insult us the whole night,should be he released on bail.And now that he has been brought before the court and charged for the rape of our daughter, I am also afraid that he would become even more violent, should he come ” she said.
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