Boeremag parolee appears in court for rape, sexual grooming

Boeremag parolee appears in court for rape, sexual grooming

The case against one of the Boeremag members has been postponed for a formal bail application.

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The 46-year-old suspect appeared in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate's Court on Thursday on charges of rape, sexual grooming two teenagers.


The man, who cannot be named before he has pleaded, was arrested in the Boschkop area of Pretoria of Tuesday. 


NPA spokesperson Lunka Mahanjana said the victims are aged 17 and 19.


The suspect is a parolee from the far-right Boeremag group that was sentenced for treason in 2013.


The Boeremag was an Afrikaner rightwing group that attempted to overthrow the ANC government and chase all non-whites out of the country. They also had plans to assassinate former president Nelson Mandela.


The case has been postponed to 17 August.


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