Rape accused BishopZondo denies witness heard screams from his office. SowetanLIVE
The two-week rape trial of Rivers of Living Waters Ministries leader adjourned on Friday and is set to continue next month.Bishop Stephen Zondo has denied claims he raped a woman in his office. His lawyers have argued the woman and her witnesses had"too much to drink" on the day.The friend of a woman who was allegedly raped by Bishop Stephen Zondo was accused by advocate lawyer of having “too much to drink” on the day of the incident and concocting a story about the violation.
The woman had told the court the alleged incident happened when they had returned from a church event in Bloemfontein. Despite the witness stating she had two drinks, the victim had told the court earlier the witness had three drinks. Zondo allegedly had oily hands at the time but was not sure what oil was on his hands, she said. She maintained her friend had walked with Zondo into his office and she had then heard her friend screaming.“She told me she doesn’t know how it happened but when she woke up from blacking out, she saw the accused on top of her and my friend had no clothes on,” she said.
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