Rape, Zimbabwe style
October 7th 2010 03:14
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Vyoos
Zimbabwe is a much-maligned place, possibly because there is much about it to malign.
In Zimbabwe, a person can be charged with rape only if the victim is female.
This could be why authorities in the country are reporting an escalation in rapes by women on men - there have been five such incidents in the past 12 months.
In the latest, in Bulawayo yesterday, a 26-year-old man was offered a lift by three woman. He was drugged and robbed of his money and mobile phone.
When he woke up, "He was naked and the ladies took turns to rape and abuse him,'' police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena said.
Police say the motive could have been ritualistic. We assume they aren't talking about the theft of the money and phone.
The first of these female gang attacks happened last November when three women kidnapped an 18-year-old man.
In February, four women forced a 25-year-old to have sex with them at gunpoint.
Last month, a 44-year-old man was raped by two women while a man stood guard. In this case, the victim was ordered to wear a condom.
In a fourth incident, a 30-year-old man was drugged by three women, two of whom had guns, and sexually assaulted.
If any of these women, or male accomplices, are caught, they could be charged with theft and assault. But not rape.
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