Woman alleges 'sextortion' led to brother's seven-year imprisonment and similar accusations against another man
via The Citizen19 hours ago2 min read
A woman, Thembi, has spoken out about what she describes as a pattern of “sextortion” that she claims led to her brother spending seven years in prison. According to Thembi, in 2007, her 31-year-old brother was dating a woman who demanded R5,000 after a sexual encounter. When he stated he was unemployed and unable to pay, she allegedly threatened him with prison. He was subsequently arrested, charged, and convicted, serving seven years before his release on parole in 2020. Thembi, from Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga, states her brother is deeply affected by the ordeal. She further claims that the same woman later accused another man of rape under similar circumstances after he also allegedly failed to pay her following a sexual encounter. The article also mentions other instances of alleged extortion, including a case where the Hawks arrested two suspects who demanded R15,000 from a mother after falsely accusing her son of rape, and a 2023 case where a 29-year-old woman was arrested for perjury after admitting she reported a false rape case against her ex-boyfriend to extort money.
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