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Local businessman in court on an alleged rape charge

A 39-year-old local businessman briefly appeared in the Springs Regional Court on three charges on Wednesday.

The charges are rape, assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm and contravention of a protection order.

Read: Springs man jailed 15 years for robbery and 10 years for rape

It was his first court appearance.

The court ordered that disclosure documents be handed to the accused before his next court appearance on October 13.

Read: Four life sentences for rape

The accused was not asked to plead.

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