28-year-old South African man arrested for impregnating 13-year-old girl who gave birth on Christmas Day

A 28-year-old man, Ditebogo Frans Gololo, has been arrested for impregnating a 13-year-old girl in Polokwane, Limpopo province, South Africa. 

Gololo appeared in Seshego Magistrates’ Court on Monday, December 30, 2024, facing charges of statuary r3pe and s3xual grooming of a minor. 

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in a statement said Gololo impregnated the minor in Seshego township.

According to reports, the victim and the suspect met at a shopping complex in Seshego in January 2024 and began communicating until they became intimate in May 2024. 

The minor only revealed the incident to her aunt after experiencing complications, and later in November 2024, medical tests confirmed she was eight months pregnant, thus ultimately giving birth to a baby boy on Christmas Day, 25 December 2024. 

The police were informed about the incident and the suspect was swiftly arrested by Seshego Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit on Thursday, 26 December 2024.

The docket will be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions for directives. 

The matter was postponed for bail application and further investigations to 08 January 2025, at Seshego Magistrate’s Court. 

Gololo was remanded in custody.