The Oudtshoorn Magistrate’s Court has sentenced the former Deputy Mayor at the Oudtshoorn Municipality, Mlandeli Nyuka, to five-years imprisonment for sexual assault.
The National
Prosecuting Authority says this is the second time Nyuka has been convicted and
sentenced for sexual assault. Nyuka denied the allegations against him and
alleged that the victim offered sexual favors to him in exchange for everything
he did for her.
The court found that Nyuka had fabricated his evidence and abused
his position of power to obtain sexual favours.
The
former deputy mayor of the Oudtshoorn Municipality, Mlandeli Nyuka, has been
found guilty of sexual assault and sentenced to five years in prison by the
Oudtshoorn Magistrate's Court.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority, Nyuka has been found guilty
and given a sentence for sexual assault twice already.
Nyuka refuted the accusations made against him, claiming that in return for all
that he did for the victim, she offered him sexual favors.
The court determined that Nyuka had falsified his testimony and exploited his
authority to get favors for sex.
“During cross-examination, he
alleged she offered him sexual favours in exchange for everything he did for
her. He could not satisfactorily explain why this version was not put to her,
but only proffered during the defence’s case.
“She denied his allegations
and testified that she always supported him in party matters,” said the National
Prosecuting Authority.
Done by: Esobusi Mkangelwa
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