Man aged 22 pleads guilty to raping septuagenarian
Larona Makhaiza | Thursday May 7, 2026 16:13
Appearing for an arraignment today before Senior Magistrate, Venetia Moruakgomo, Omphile Kesotegile from Otse village in Kgaimena ward, was slapped with a single count of rape.
It is alleged that he sexually violated a septuagenarian. “The accused person Omphile Kesotlegile on May 4, 2026, at or near Ditswaaladi cattlepost in the Central Administrative District in the Republic of Botswana unlawfully had canal knowledge of the victim (names known to this publication) without her consent,” read the charge sheet.
In light of this, Magistrate Moruakgomo took a plea from the accused after he was charged with a single count of rape. The 22-year-old did not waste the court’s time as he pleaded guilty to the charge. “Ke ipona molato,” he said. Which loosely translates to, I am guilty of the charge,” Kesotegile pleaded.
As Kesotegile pleaded guilty to sexually violating a 78-year-old, the presiding Magistrate remanded the accused in custody. “The matter is set to continue May 21, 2026, for presentation of facts. He will be remanded in custody until then,” the Magistrate ruled.