High court overturns man’s protection order over rape allegations

Court said it was not harassment for a woman to communicate with those funding the man she alleged had raped her about her allegations

17 October 2023 - 21:00 By FRANNY RABKIN

A Johannesburg high court judgment has found that it did not constitute harassment when a woman approached a man’s funders accusing him of rape. The court overturned a protection order granted by the magistrate’s court that had prevented her from talking about her allegations. ..

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