{"id":920503,"date":"2022-01-29T06:28:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T06:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/29\/north-west-traditional-healer-slapped-with-10-year-prison-sentence-for-raping-pregnant-woman\/"},"modified":"2022-01-29T06:28:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T06:28:09","slug":"north-west-traditional-healer-slapped-with-10-year-prison-sentence-for-raping-pregnant-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/29\/north-west-traditional-healer-slapped-with-10-year-prison-sentence-for-raping-pregnant-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"North West &#039;traditional healer&#039; slapped with 10-year prison sentence for raping pregnant woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1643437689_593_a46a0935-f817-56dc-98e4-f98306d7cd5f&#038;operation=CROP&#038;offset=2x0&#038;resize=2004x1127.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div><!--sse--><\/p>\n<p>Durban &#8211; A 27-year-old man, who told a pregnant woman that he needed to perform a ritual on her so she wouldn&#8217;t lose her baby, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for rape.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2019, Ratang William Moitshodi met the woman, who was 8-months pregnant at the time and told her that he was a prophet. He said that he had had premonitions about her pregnancy and that she may suffer a miscarriage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Having had a previous miscarriage, the woman agreed to Moitshodi performing a ritual on her.<\/p>\n<p>NPA spokesperson, Henry Mamothame, said the two went to Moitshodi\u2019s house and he led her into an outside room where he consults ad does rituals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He then laid what was described as a sangoma\u2019s cloth on the ground and instructed the victim to take off her clothes and lay on her back, to which she complied.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"RelatedArticlescss__StyledRelatedArticles-sc-10g88yu-0 ezIKFV\">\n<h2><span>MORE ON THIS<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Moitshodi then took out some traditional medicine and started rubbing it on the victim\u2019s belly. Shortly afterwards, he then moved to the victim\u2019s private parts,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mamothame said in her testimony, the woman told the court that Moitshodi took off his pants raped her.<\/p>\n<p>She reported the matter to the police and the accused was arrested.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Mamothame said in aggravation of sentence for direct imprisonment, Advocate Matshidiso Molope urged the court to consider the manipulation by the accused as it instilled fear on a vulnerable woman who did not want to lose a child.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He further urged the court to consider the traumatic experience suffered by the victim, as well as the danger that the accused exposed the baby to as a non-medical doctor, acting dangerously towards a heavily pregnant woman.<\/p>\n<p>Magistrate Segakweng Moeng shared the state\u2019s sentiments and alluded to the fact that the criminal justice system has a responsibility to protect vulnerable women and children against the likes of Moitshodi,&#8221; Mamothame said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Acting Director of Public Prosecution in the North West, Dr Rachel Makhari-Sekhaolelo, welcomed the conviction and she lauded the prosecutor and the investigating officer on their collaboration.<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"strong-6c06fa1e60222ec8d1f15eacf12d3b4d\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--\/sse--><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Durban &#8211; A 27-year-old man, who told a pregnant woman that he needed to perform a ritual on her so she wouldn&#8217;t lose her baby, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for rape. 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