NATIONAL NEWS - A 20-year-old man accused of raping a 7-year-old girl at the Dros restaurant in Pretoria is expected to appear in the Pretoria magistrate’s court on Wednesday morning, Rekord East reports.
Nicolas Ninow is accused of “snatching” the girl and taking her into the men’s toilet where he “forced himself on her”.
He faces charges of rape, intimidation and possession of drugs.
In his previous court appearance, the court ordered that Ninow be sent to Weskoppies for psychiatric evaluation.
Ninow’s lawyer, Riaan Du Plessis, said a report by a psychiatrist showed his client was suicidal and had tried to hurt himself.
Civil activist group #NotInMyName said Ninow was trying to use the insanity plea to get off lightly.
The group’s spokesperson Mo’ Senne said: “If Paedophilia is comorbid with Bipolar, which one is the primary disorder?”
“If the Bipolar episode affected Ninow’s reasoning and awareness of right and wrong at the time, and the two diseases are related, how was Paedophilia not detected and diagnosed previously?”
She said the group condemned Ninow’s delay tactics, rejected the insanity plea and called for attempted murder charges to be added onto his charge sheet,” said Senne.
Ninow was still in custody after choosing not to apply for bail.
It was unclear if he would apply at a later stage.
