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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>An ANC ward official in Gauteng is standing accused of raping a 16-year-old girl and trying to buy her silence with R100.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old, who is an ANC secretary in a ward north of Johannesburg, made his first appearance in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday for rape.<\/p>\n

According to police spokesperson Captain Tinyiko Mathebula, the man, who cannot be named before he has pleaded, allegedly lured the teenager into his place and raped her.<\/p>\n

He said: He then allegedly gave her R100 in an effort to silence her.<\/p>\n

Mathebula added when the matter was brought to the police’s attention, the suspect was swiftly arrested on Friday.<\/p>\n

The man appeared in court on Monday wearing an all-black ensemble of sweatpants and sweater.<\/p>\n

He indicated to the magistrate he had a legal aid lawyer who would be representing him.<\/p>\n

His case was then postponed to 12 December for further investigation and a formal bail application.<\/p>\n

After court, family and friends flanked the politician’s wife, who burst into tears.<\/p>\n

When News24 tried to approach her for comment, her friends and family said she was not in a state to talk about the case.<\/p>\n

“We will not be commenting on this issue,” one woman said.<\/p>\n

The girl’s father said he found out about the incident when she confided in him on her birthday.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued on Monday, the official’s ward issued a statement saying it was in shock.<\/p>\n

Its chairperson said while they respected the principle of innocent until proven guilty the ward’s official position was to support the victim.<\/p>\n

“The branch executive committee had agreed that the alleged perpetrator would immediately step aside as he has been officially charged,” said the statement.<\/p>\n

The chairperson encouraged ANC members, supporters, and the community to support the victims of violence against women and children.<\/p>\n

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