Man pleads not guilty to defilement

Tuesday, June 09, 2015

JWANENG: A 24 year-old man of Khakhea village, Odireleng Koto, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of defilement, while conceding that he had sex with a minor.

Koto told magistrate Basetsana Keakantse that he met the 15-year-old student when he was a DJ at a Christmas Day party held at a bar in 2013.

“I proposed to the young lady and she agreed. Her curvaceous body tempted me, especially as she appeared much older.

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