Judge Pieter Du Plessis

VIDEO: Bail hearing after Mandela grandson charged

The 24-year-old is accused of raping the girl at a Johannesburg-area restaurant on August 7th.

Judge Pieter Du Plessis granted bail of 7,000 rand, nearly 540 US dollars.

In granting bail, the judge said there was a reasonable prospect that a trial could end in an acquittal.

Mandela's grandson accused of rape, granted bail

Judge Pieter Du Plessis granted bail of 7,000 rand, nearly $540, as the man showed little emotion sitting in the accused's dock. The 24-year-old is accused of raping the teenage girl at a Johannesburg-area restaurant on Aug. 7.

In granting bail, the judge said there was a reasonable prospect that a trial could end in an acquittal.