CoA denies rape convict leave to appeal

Mosupukwa is currently serving a 10-year sentence for rape following his conviction by Magistrate Thebeetsile Mulalu of the Maun Magistrate’s Court in 2021. He was found guilty of a single count of rape of a young woman (whose name is known to this publication).

The woman was 22 years old at the time. The victim alleged that Mosupukwa raped her while she was asleep. The victim testified that after returning from a bar with her boyfriend, they retired to her boyfriend's room, where they engaged in consensual sex.