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House guest sentenced to 12 years for brutal rape

June 10, 2025

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The Mercury

A KIMBERLEY man has been sentenced to 12 years of direct imprisonment for raping a woman who had trusted him enough to welcome him into her home.

- MORGAN MORGAN morgan.morgan@acm.co.za

The 30-year-old offender, Cheslin Robertson, was convicted in the Kimberley Magistrate's Court after the court rejected his version of events and found him guilty of rape. He was also declared unfit to possess a firearm, and his name will be listed in the National Register for Sex Offenders.

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane said the disturbing incident took place at a residence in Homelite, where Robertson, a regular visitor to the household, had been drinking with the 40-year-old victim.

Robertson later fell asleep on the complainant's couch. At her request, he relocated to her son’s bedroom, where the child was already asleep.

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