SOUTH AFRICA
IOL
September 20 2013
By RIZWANA SHEIK UMAR
Durban – A Hindu priest from Chatsworth who was jailed for raping a child devotee has failed in his bid to present further evidence.
Cooper Reddy, 60, of Havenside, was sentenced in May to 15 years in prison after being convicted on two counts of rape, a count of indecent assault and one of sexual assault.
The crimes were committed since 2006, when the complainant was nine years old, and continued until 2010.
The girl had been taken to Reddy to be blessed.
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