A 20-year-old Northern Cape man was dragged to a shack by two men and gang-raped repeatedly. Although he identified his attackers and they were convicted for their crimes, he feels he has been let down by the justice system.Despite the minimum sentence for rape being 10 years, Shawn Leonard September, 28, and his accomplice, Brendon Ralph Hugo, 25, were sentenced last week to seven years' imprisonment by a magistrate at the Kimberley Regional Court.The case has cast the spotlight on male rape, which is often not taken seriously in South Africa."This sentence is very light. The courts are not taking these matters seriously," said Shaheda Omar of the Teddy Bear Clinic for abused children in Johannesburg.At least 20% of the rape cases the clinic deals with involve the rape of adolescent boys, which are under-reported because of the "shame, stigma and self-blame" experienced by victims, said Omar."The sentencing in this case is really shocking. It is an insult that adds to the trauma of the rape," said Kathleen Dey of Cape Town's Rape Crisis Centre.Dey said male rape cases made up 1% of reports at the crisis centre.She said 10% of those seen by Thuthuzela Care Centres, which provide essential services to victims of rape, are men.The South African Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse group estimates that 19.4% of all sexual abuse victims in South Africa are men and about 48% of males are raped by strangers.Men who are raped are less likely to get counselling."Psychologically for men it is about masculinity, whereas women feel dirty or guilty after rape," said Dey.Male victims run the risk of humiliation from the police and family.Omar said: "There is often a stigma and humiliation associated with male rape because of the myth that 'males cannot be raped'."Dey said victims also shy away from reporting to the police because they may be "laughed at" or "feel humiliated".She called for the criminal justice system to be more sensitive to these cases...