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Zoleka Nqonqoza of the Rape Crisis Centre said her organisation was ecstatic that the perpetrator would spend a long time behind bars.

“Viva to the justice system for taking the abusers out of our society and putting them where they belong. Corrective rape is still a problem to be reported in South Africa and we need to educate the community regarding gay and lesbian rights in order for them to disclose and report incidences such as this,” Nqonqoza said.

But despite the guilty verdict handed down in the Port Elizabeth Regional Court yesterday, the 43-year-old father - who has been married for 17 years and has three children - insisted he had had consensual sex with his daughter’s 27-year-old partner.

The court emphasised the seriousness of the offence and that the man raped the victim only three days after he was released on parole after serving part of his 10-year sentence for an unrelated rape.

The court also ruled out the possibility of him being given a correctional supervision sentence, saying he demonstrated no remorse throughout the trial.

Melumzi Sipika project manager for Women against Women and Child Abuse (Wawa) said men should not view women as sex objects.

“We must treat lesbians as fellow human beings. We welcome this sentence and we encourage the community to report any form of abuse,” Sipika said.

John Preller who provides counselling and helps drug addicts also echoed the same sentiment by saying the perpetrator did not deserve parole.

“It’s terrible what he has done. My thoughts go out to the family and how it has impacted their lives. Many times it’s a person known and trusted by the family who commits such acts. It’s a terrible power play by men,” Preller said.

The victim and her partner were not present in court yesterday. The rape happened in 2010.

- The Herald

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May 3, 2012

zaco'z

Thank God this world is not my home....i am just passing through, the treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the moon_ The angels beckon me in heaven's open door and i cant feel at home in this world anymore....

come jesus come
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May 3, 2012

Bobodlwane

They must also cut his penis and feed it to carnivores
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May 3, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

We are really fukced......... Released on parole for r.ape and decided to commit another offence "corrective r.ape

Lord have mercy on us I hope Mshowerlozi's earmarked parolees are not ra.pists or else we are doomed

CASTRATION FOR THE SAVAGES.........
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May 3, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

@Bobodlwane
They must also cut his penis and feed it to carnivores
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I dont think it will fair on the animals to be fed tainted meat......... they should castrate and incernarate
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May 3, 2012

maneater

C'me on now........ cant the justice system just prioritise Murder, R ape and drug dealing and give no less than 25 years for each of these? without the possibility of parole, house arrest,medical parole or ZUMA parole please!!!!!!!!!!!!
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May 3, 2012

itsme4sure

the signs are all around us....believe it or not...the world is slowly but surely cumin to an end
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May 3, 2012

tumzangwana

this world really needs a reboot on 21.12.2012 with all this crap thats happening every day.
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May 3, 2012

Iwe

South African citizen both men and woman I give up. Next we will hear a man doing what to a poor animal or woman doing the same to a poor animal. I mean really this week only how many r.ape issues we had?
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May 3, 2012

The-Rothschilds

Somebody needs to design robotic blow up dolls to keep the sicko's away from our loved ones!
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May 3, 2012

TKay

You see what happens to this parole thing to people are not fully rehabilitated - just three days after his release. They should have given him life this time around
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