Timeslive reports that the 45-year-old man who allegedly raped his domestic worker and forced her to perform oral sex on his dog claims to have been in a romantic relationship with the victim.  

Willem Kroukamp on Monday submitted a formal bail application in the Bronkhorspruit Magistrate's Court.  He is facing ten charges ranging from rape and sexual assault to kidnapping.  The incident allegedly took place at Kroukamp's parents' home in Raimar Park.  “This was not the first time we had sex.  We had consensual sex because we are in a relationship.  We used to even drink alcohol together and there are people who can testify to that effect‚” the court heard.  Kroukamp further told the court that he was once married to a black woman who died in an accident.  The bail application continues.

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