Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - A 44-year-old man from Bronville, Free State, South Africa, has been handed two life sentences after being found guilty of repeatedly r@ping two girls aged 13 and 14.
The Welkom regional court convicted Charles Matthias Titus
on multiple charges following the 2019 attack, in which he lured the victims
away from their friends during a netball match at Dubai squatter camp.
According to police spokesperson Sgt Palesa Thabana, Titus
asked the girls to buy something for him at a local tuckshop. When they
returned, he led them to his shack. “Upon their return from the tuckshop, they
went to the accused’s shack, where he prepared food for them to eat. While at
the shack after they ate, he locked the door, took a knife from the drawer and
threatened the victims. He further tied them up with shoelaces and put socks in
their mouths before taking turns and repeatedly r@ping them as the other
watched,” Thabana said.
The victims reported the incident to their elders, leading
to Titus’s arrest. Sgt Themba Jilimba of the Thabong Family Violence, Child
Protection and S3xual Offences Unit (FCS) led the investigation, ensuring Titus
was denied bail until trial.
After a lengthy court process, Titus was sentenced to two
life terms for r@pe and an additional 10 years for compelling or causing
children to witness a s3xual offence. The sentences will run concurrently,
meaning he will serve an effective one life sentence.
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