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South African serial rapist found guilty on 70 charges

by Miriam Mannak | March 10, 2009 at 03:10 am

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Tsediso Letsoenya (37) is finally behind bars after he was found guilty of no less then 70 cases of rape, attempted rape, assault and robbery. His sentence is yet to be decided upon.

According to Cape Town's High Court the former naval seaman is guilty of 28 rapes, 2 attempted rape cases, 28 counts of indecent assault, eight robberies with aggravating circumstances, two counts of assault and two cases of crimen injuria - a term that refers to humiliating victims by forcing them to undress before ordering them to a separate location.

The bulk of the crimes took place between 2003 and 2005.

According to the local newspaper The Cape Times Letsoenya "would first demand that his victims, many of whom were couples, strangers or parents and children, perform sexual acts on one another before he would take over and rape the women. Those who refused were pistol-whipped and slapped. Some of the victims were minors, and one woman was raped three times in her daughter's presence."

South Africa is one of the countries in the world with the highest rape statistics. In 2006, every 28 seconds a woman was subjected to rape.

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Paschen

at 05:05 on March 10th, 2009

At least one is behind Bares now. How many more to go?

Blue Crush

at 04:22 on March 10th, 2009

I believe the RAPEX was made just for such people in South Africa.

Jordan Yerman

at 06:36 on March 10th, 2009

That's one down...

Fred Miller

at 08:18 on March 10th, 2009

Thank you Miriam for sharing the news of this revolting animal.

'The bulk of the crimes took place between 2003 and 2005'

Slow-moving justice system ? What was he up to since then ? In jail, or committing more untold crimes ?

Rachel Nixon

at 08:46 on March 10th, 2009

Thanks for this important story.

harringtola

at 08:47 on March 10th, 2009

It often takes time to bring these cases to trial with over 70 charges being addressed. I do hope he was locked up most of this time so that he was not perpetrating more of these crimes while awaiting justice on these. What an Evil being. I could not bring myself to refer to him as human.

jazzyzazzy

at 08:52 on March 16th, 2009

Rape orgy is what he had.Sick man glad he has been locked up and may never be allowed out of the hole he deserves to be in.The victims what about the victims,they will never get justice. Their whole being has been forever tarred, the victims also have a life sentence.

Bercky Romeo (not verified)

at 03:45 on June 25th, 2009

What Tsediso and the others are doing of raping they should be hanged I mean how do you expect the girl whom her mother was raped before her eyes to live after all? how do expect to look at men as a whole? do expect her to live normally again? do you think is there any psychological remedy to heal her scared soul? These guys are disgusting you lowering the sacred of manhood.