Bishop Makuma out on R2 000 bail over alleged sexual assault
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Cape Town – Bishop Israel Makamu was released on R2 000 bail today following a brief appearance on a charge of sexual assault at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court.
Makamu, the founder of Endless Hope Bible Church in Alberton, was arrested earlier today after a former employee of his church laid a complaint of sexual assault on May 19 at the Brackendowns police station, the Hawks said in a statement.
The case relates to an incident that allegedly happened in his church office in Alrode during September 2020.
The case was remanded to July 13 for further investigation.
The host of the hit talk show
Rea Tsotella on the Moja Love channel on DStv, Bishop Makamu, recently broke his silence after an audio clip went viral in which he allegedly solicited sex from an unknown (presumably young) woman.
The audio clip – in which the woman calls him “daddy” recently spread like wildfire on Twitter. Makamu, who can be heard speaking to the woman in Setswana, later voluntarily stepped down from his show while the investigation into the allegations gets underway.
Bishop I Makamu voluntarily steps down from Moja LOVE. pic.twitter.com/40bHwBbWha MojaLoveTv DStv Channel 157 (@MojaLoveTv) May 11, 2021
Rea Tsotella television show host and Endless Hope Bible Church pastor Bishop Israel Makamu has broken his silence for the first time since a damning recording of a phone call he had with a young woman surfaced last week.