Zimbabwe Sending Consenting Adults to Jail
From Full Marriage Equality:
The pair [of siblings] was caught red handed in the act by another family member before they were taken to the police. [...] Tendai,
30 and Nyaradzai, 22, of Zengeni family were brought before Mbare
Magistrates’ court answering to a charge of having sexual intercourse
within a prohibited degree of relationship.
[...] In
passing sentence, the Magistrate described the pair as lovers in a
serious relationship who had not repented after they were caught red
handed in December last year. Their conduct has proved that they can not
change thus they need a custodial sentence so that they are separated
from each other. Although they came clean and pleaded guilty,
the Magistrate slapped them with 24 months imprisonment, 12 months were
then suspended conditional they do not commit the same offence in five
years.
[...] All hell broke loose when they
were caught red handed caressing each other on May 17 at around 10pm.
Upon realising that they were under fire from family members, they ran
away from the house and began to stay at a friend’s house in Hatfield.
In an effort to stop the relationship, the family members followed them
and the prohibited love-birds confessed that they were having an affair
leading to their arrest.
Another one to add to my list.
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