Overview
- The Senwabarwana Magistrate’s Court postponed the pastor’s bail application to May for further investigations.
- Prosecutor Martin Teffo told the court the accused is a flight risk based on trips to neighboring countries and overseas.
- The state pointed to a first affidavit that denied any family or economic ties abroad and a later filing that acknowledged relatives and church activity outside South Africa.
- Both the prosecution and the defense have finished their submissions in the bail hearing.
- The alleged victims are 15-year-old girls, and the court is withholding the accused’s identity to protect them.