Swakop man charged with rape of minor

A 29-year-old man, Juergen Laube, has been charged with the rape and statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl.

Both incidents allegedly took place at Swakopmund last week. Juergen Laube is the brother of Swakopmund’s convicted ‘Peeping Tom’, Heinz Laube, In the first case, Juergen Laube allegedly offered employment to an 18 year-old girl, who he knew was looking for work.He and an accomplice met the girl at his house.She was allegedly raped in front of the accomplice.Laube appeared in court on Tuesday on a charge of rape.He was granted bail of N$1 500 and the case was remanded to August 29.Not two days had passed when he was arrested again – this time for the alleged statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl.Police sources said that the girl was allegedly his girlfriend, but as she was under the age of sixteen, she does not have a right to consent to sex, hence the state charged him with statutory rape.He appeared before Magistrate Geynor Paulton yesterday and was released on N$1 200 bail.It is believed that the case was postponed to the same date as the first.Juergen Laube is the brother of Swakopmund’s convicted ‘Peeping Tom’, Heinz Laube, In the first case, Juergen Laube allegedly offered employment to an 18 year-old girl, who he knew was looking for work.He and an accomplice met the girl at his house.She was allegedly raped in front of the accomplice.Laube appeared in court on Tuesday on a charge of rape.He was granted bail of N$1 500 and the case was remanded to August 29.Not two days had passed when he was arrested again – this time for the alleged statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl.Police sources said that the girl was allegedly his girlfriend, but as she was under the age of sixteen, she does not have a right to consent to sex, hence the state charged him with statutory rape.He appeared before Magistrate Geynor Paulton yesterday and was released on N$1 200 bail.It is believed that the case was postponed to the same date as the first.