Eastern Cape Apostle church leader in court for human trafficking

A 52-year-old apostle and his 37-year-old female accomplice are due to appear before the Zwelitsha Court in the Eastern Cape on Monday on charges of human trafficking.

The duo is alleged of luring sick and poverty-stricken women into the church mission house, under the impression they’ll be helped, but instead they were sexually assaulted

Hawks spokesperson, Colonel Katlego Mogale: “The Hawks serious organised crime investigation team received complaints in September last year about sexual abuse of vulnerable people allegedly trafficked from different areas in the Eastern Cape. The investigation to thwart and apprehend the suspects’ syndicate is ongoing.”