Imam guilty in sex child case

South Africa - A Muslim religious leader has been found guilty of indecent assault, says a report in The Herald - 13 years after the charges were first levelled against him. Imam Sheik Ebrahim Essop (58) was found guilty by Magistrate Eric Mbiyo in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court of four counts of indecently assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Port Elizabeth in 1999. The court rejected the evidence of three other alleged victims because they had contradicted themselves when testifying. Essop initially faced 14 charges, but his lawyers succeeded in getting seven of the counts discharged. According to the report, the court also found Essop not guilty on three similar charges due to insufficient evidence. Article>>

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