Mohale FM AHA-THETSANE man has approached the High Court seeking permission for Queen ’Mamohato Memorial Hospital to terminate his minor daughter’s pregnancy after she allegedly conceived following sexual abuse by a drama and dance instructor, Malefetsane Thekiso.
Thekiso is reportedly a fugitive, wanted by police in connection with at least four separate rape cases. According to court papers seen by this publication, the girl allegedly met Thekiso in November last year along with two school friends after he introduced himself as a drama and dance instructor recruiting young people into the arts industry.
The applicant states that his daughter and her friends began attending sessions at Thekiso’s studio in Lesia, Ha-Thetsane, Maseru, believing they were joining a legitimate arts programme. The father says he only became aware that something was wrong in February this year when his daughter fell ill.
“On or around 20 February 2026, I realised that my daughter was unwell and took her to a local health centre. Various medical tests were conducted and revealed that she was four weeks pregnant. At the time of lodging this application before this Honourable Court, the pregnancy is now approximately 10 weeks,” he states in his affi davit.
He says the discovery prompted him to question his daughter about the circumstances leading to the pregnancy. She allegedly identifi ed Thekiso as responsible. “The discovery that she was pregnant at her age prompted an enquiry into what had transpired. She disclosed that the father of the unborn child is one Malefetsane Thekiso, who has since absconded upon realising that police are pursuing him for numerous sexual offences involving several minor children, including my daughter and other girls from areas around Lesia, HaThetsane and Qoaling, Maseru,” the affi davit reads.
The applicant further states that his daughter recounted how she and her friends were initially exposed to what appeared to be normal activities at the studio, which later became inappropriate.
