More education needed on defilement, sexual violence

Friday, April 07, 2017

It is widely believed that females are incapable of defilement

FRANCISTOWN: Batswana from all walks of life spoke with one voice against sexual violence meted out to children following an incident in which a councillor in Sebina was implicated in impregnating an underage secondary school child.

The case involved the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) councillor for Sebina, Kemmonye Amon, who was alleged to have impregnated an underage girl who cannot consent to sex.

Before the incident dissipated from the public domain, Batswana used different fora especially social media to voice out their anger against the alleged perpetrator.

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More education needed on defilement, sexual violence

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