A 49-year-old male nurse, from Duduza, in the East of Gauteng was in court, facing the sexual assault charges.
The man is accused of raping two teenage boys in separate incidents.
According to the evidence presented by Gauteng National Prosecuting Authority’s Lumka Mahanjana it suggested that the nurse started grooming a 17-year-old patient who was in his care in August 2023.
It is alleged that during their stay at the hospital, the accused started his sexual made moves towards the boy.
When the boy had to be moved from the hospital due to medical bills, the accused committed himself to continue taking care of the boy by bringing him him his medications at home.
Sexual assault continued in that way under the pretence of bringing the medication.
It is alleged that one day one of the community members saw the nurse acting suspicious and that's when the member notified the authorities and that lead to his arrest after the boy reported what was happening.
The another boy came at the police station and he reported the similar thing that he was sexually assaulted by the nurse.
The accused was arrested and is remanded in custody. In court, the matter was postponed to Friday, 21 February 2025 for a formal bail application.
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