A South African man who raped 7-year-old girl has been found guilty of two charges of rape
21-year-old Nicholas Ninow was found guilty by the Pretoria
High Court for two counts of rape on Monday, September 16.
According to News 24, Mr. Ninow raped the 7-year-old girl in
the bathroom of a Dros restaurant in Pretoria in 2018. He admitted raping the
victim, by forcing his penis into her mouth and inserting his fingers into her
vagina.
At the start of his trial last week, Ninow pleaded guilty to
two charges of rape as well as charges of defeating the ends of justice and the
possession of an illegal substance. But he pleaded not guilty to assault.
The State reportedly
withdrew a kidnapping charge against him and rejected his guilty pleas on the
basis that aspects of his story contradicted the State's evidence. As a result,
the trial proceeded.
At his court
appearance on Monday, September 16, Judge Pap Mosopa found him guilty on all
three counts.
"The only reasonable inference the court can draw is
that the accused saw the victim playing in the play area, saw her going to the
bathroom, followed her and then undressed and raped her," said Mosopa.
Mosopa also disclosed
that his sentencing will be delayed until October 16 as the defence has not yet
received the psychologist's report.
Ninow will remain in
custody until sentencing.
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