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Justice for teacher kept in jail for 13 months on false rape charge

A teacher who spent 13 months behind bars after being wrongfully charged with the rape of a nine-year-old girl has won a lawsuit against the police minister.

A Gauteng woman was sentenced to an effective five years in the Palm Ridge specialised commercial crimes court on Wednesday after she fleeced a prospective overseas property buyer out of R4.5m. Stock photo.
A Gauteng woman was sentenced to an effective five years in the Palm Ridge specialised commercial crimes court on Wednesday after she fleeced a prospective overseas property buyer out of R4.5m. Stock photo. ( Allan Swart/123RF)

A teacher who spent 13 months behind bars after being wrongfully charged with the rape of a nine-year-old girl has won a lawsuit against the police minister.

Now the NPA and the police must cough up after it came to light that the prosecutor and investigating officers withheld information from the court.

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