Illegal foreign national doctor arrested for rape in Kimberly

The Kimberley Magistrate’s Court has heard that a 38-year-old doctor accused of raping a 17-year-old girl is not registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).

The suspect, Llunga Kalasa who is a Congolese national, initially came into the country on a visitor’s passport, which expired in 2018.

Kalasa, who now claims to be a medical assistant, allegedly raped the teenage girl in the waiting room at his surgery.

According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Northern Cape, the medical practitioner is accused of raping a 17-year-old at his surgery. It was reported that the teenager went for a consultation on 15 August 2022.

“The victim left the surgery, and the following morning 16 August 2022, informed her aunt about the incident, and a case was opened with the police. The accused was arrested and charged with rape by the police. The application has been remanded to 24 August for the accused to continue with his bail application,” read a statement by the NPA.

“He is illegal. There is nothing that will make him stay in the country. Now he is saying he is not a doctor. On top of the charges he is facing, our position is that we are opposing this bail given the seriousness of the charges against the accused. Like the IO [Investigating Officer ] said, we might add additional charges against the accused.”

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