A married couple appeared before the Village Magistrate Court last week to answer for a charge of child abuse.
Appearing before Principal Magistrate Bosele Busang, the couple that resides in Block 6 Gaborone, was charged with three counts of rape, subjecting a child to torture and failure to report a case of abuse.
The husband (41) has been charged with rape and accused of unlawfully inserting his fingers into the vagina of his 5-year-old girl for the purpose of sexual gratification sometime in March last year.
He was also charged with subjecting the child to torture or cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment or punishment as he beat his 5-year-old daughter all over her body thereby causing injuries on her little body.
The third count was directed to the wife who has been charged with concealing a rape case.
Meanwhile, the accused man has pleaded not guilty and insisted that he was not in need of legal help whereas his wife opted to seek legal representation.
The couple awaits trial out of custody and will appear before court on February 27.
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