Court grants Mandela's grandson accused of rape, bail
A South African judge has granted bail to one of Nelson
Mandela's grandsons, accused of raping a 15-year-old girl.
On Tuesday, Judge Pieter Du Plessis granted bail of 7,000
rand, nearly $540, reports AP.
The 24-year-old is accused of raping the girl at a
Johannesburg-area restaurant on August 7.
In granting bail, the judge said there was a reasonable
prospect that a trial could end in an acquittal.
The Mandela grandson's lawyers tried to prove that the teenager
appeared to be above the legal age of consent, which is 16.
They also argued that the encounter was consensual,
presenting written witness testimony.
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