'Kissing is not consent': SCA overrules Ngcukaitobi's rape judgment
Victim testified she had said she was a virgin and didn't want penetrative sex
24 April 2024 - 21:29
The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned the acquittal of a former paramedic who was found not guilty of rape by the high court as he had submitted that he had shared a kiss with his victim — a move he claimed meant consent for sexual penetration. ..
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