John Ware

Rape, an element of disrespect, says Judge

Justice Panuel Mogish, in sentencing a man last week to 22 years in prison over the sexual assault of two teenagers, said rape is a crime of violence on a female person’s body.

“It is a degrading offense that involves the sexual violation of a person’s dignity. At its highest, it (rape) portrays elements of disrespect and inequality towards a woman,” he said.

Justice Mogish said women become objects of sex, and sex alone, to men like the offender, who prey upon them and rape them.