Witness repeatedly resisted Omotoso’s advances, court hears By Devon Koen - 02 March 2021
A Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) woman told the Port Elizabeth High Court how she had repeatedly declined advances after rape and human trafficking accused Timothy Omotoso took an interest in her during a crusade in the city.
During her testimony on Monday, Wendy Mahole, 26, of Gqeberha, said she held her ground and repeatedly told the court what Omotoso and his co-accused, Zukiswa Sitho, and another woman only referred to as Fezeka, had allegedly done to coax her into performing sexual acts on Omotoso.
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The on-and-off trial of rape and human trafficking accused pastor Timothy Omotoso was again delayed on Monday this time due to the unavailability of the judge.
Omotoso trial: Let the dead bury themselves 11 February 2021 Televangelist Timothy Omotoso.
One of the alleged victims of televangelist Timothy Omotoso
was cross-examined by his lawyer in his trial in the Eastern Cape High Court in
Port Elizabeth on Wednesday.
Omotoso and his two co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa
Sitho, are on trial on 97 charges, including rape, human trafficking and
racketeering.
Sarah Mafikeng, one of several women who laid charges of
human trafficking for sex purposes, rape and sexual assault against Omotoso and
Sulani, returned to the witness stand on Wednesday.
The day before, she told the court she refused Omotoso s
PHOTO: Netwerk24
Another one of Timothy Omotoso s alleged victims took the stand in the High Court on Tuesday.
Sarah Mafikeng testified how she was convinced to move to Durban and how she escaped being sexually assaulted by the pastor.
She told the court Omotoso grabbed her while she was massaging his feet.
Sarah Mafikeng appeared before Judge Irma Schoeman in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Tuesday to give testimony in the trial of rape accused televangelist Timothy Omotoso.
Omotoso and his two co-accused – Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho – are on trial on 97 charges, including rape, human trafficking and racketeering.