SOUTH AFRICA: The case against a German Catholic priest who appeared at the Brits Magistrate court in South Africa on charges of sexual abuse is postponed until March next year

Record ID: 459377

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: The case against a German Catholic priest who appeared at the Brits Magistrate court in South Africa on charges of sexual abuse is postponed until March next year
  • Date: 8th November 2013
  • Summary: BRITS, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA (NOVEMBER 08, 2013) ( REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF BRITS MAGISTRATE COURT CLOSE UP OF SIGN READING: "BRITS MAGISTRATE COURT" GERMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST GEORG KERKHOFF WITH DEFENCE TEAM WALKING INTO COURT CLOSE UP OF KERKHOFF INSIDE COURT KERKHOFF'S LAWYERS OBJECTING TO THE PRESENCE OF MEDIA INSIDE COURT KERKHOFF WITH HIS DEFENCE TEAM AND THE STATE DEFENCE LEAVING COURTROOM SIGN READING "MAGISTRATE COURT C" KERKHOFF WITH HIS DEFENCE TEAM WALKING OUT OF MAGISTRATE'S CHAMBERS VARIOUS OF KERKHOFF WALKING OUT AND LEAVING COURT VARIOUS OF KERKHOFF GETTING INSIDE HIS LAWYER'S CAR CAR DRIVING OFF
  • Embargoed: 23rd November 2013 12:00
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  • Location: South Africa
  • Country: South Africa
  • Reuters ID: LVADYMRP8S9GCG6YP4RFMQ5MV7DC
  • Story Text: A court in Pretoria postponed on Friday (November 08) the sexual abuse case against German Catholic priest, Georg Kerkhoff.
    Kerkhoff is on trial for child abuse in South Africa and could face extradition over 36 more counts of sexual offences against children in Germany.
    He had been on trial in the country for five years on charges relating to alleged sexual assault of boys during a church camp in Gauteng in 2008.
    Kerkhoff allegedly shared beds, saunas, and showers with young men and boys.
    His lawyers objected to the media presence inside the Brits Magistrate's Court, and went into the magistrate's chambers to seek a postponement of the trial.
    Kerkhoff was transferred to South Africa in 2007 and allowed to continue working with children despite allegations of abuse in Germany surfacing over a decade ago.
    German authorities would seek Kerkhoff's extradition after his South African trial was complete.
    The case has been postponed to March 6, next year.
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