Sex vs rape: Ngcukaitobi's ruling sparks outrage
Acting Judge Tembeka Ngcukaitobi’s judgment on a rape case this week has angered human rights groups, justice advocates and the public at large. Photo: Felix Dlangamandla
The controversial court judgment on the issue of sexual consent could undermine South Africa’s quest to assert the human rights of women, according to a legal expert. This comes after acting Eastern Cape High Court Judge Tembeka Ngcukaitobi overturned the conviction of a former paramedic who was found guilty of raping his girlfriend because, by agreeing to oral sex, Ngcukaitobi ruled, she had tacitly agreed to penetrative sex. She was a virgin.
Ngcukaitobi set aside Loyiso Coko’s seven-year sentence, saying that the findings of the Makhanda Regional Court were “erroneous”. That court had found Coko guilty of raping his girlfriend, a Rhodes University master’s student, on July 1 2018.Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. You can cancel any time.
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