A 37-year-old woman, who has been accused of raping a 14-year-old boy and sending explicit images and videos of herself to at least four other minors, has been granted bail under strict conditions.
The Pretoria woman, who cannot be named until she has pleaded to the charges, appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday for a formal bail application.
She is facing 10 charges: one count of rape, one of sexual assault, three of exposure or display of or causing exposure or display of child pornography or pornography to children, and five counts of sexual grooming.
Sexual grooming relates to a process whereby a person builds a relationship with victims so that he or she can manipulate and exploit them sexually.
According to the charge sheet, the accused sent nude pictures and videos of herself to the victims as part of the grooming process.
She has also been accused of touching the penis of a 13-year-old boy without his consent in July this year. On the same day, she allegedly had oral sex with a 14-year-old boy by putting his penis in her mouth without his consent.
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