Girls have rights but practically it's stupid to go and drink with boys in the bushes - Judge

Girls have rights but practically it's stupid to go and drink with boys in the bushes - Judge

“Girls also have human rights but practically it’s a stupid decision to go and drink with boys in the bushes as the boys easily get sexually active when drunk.”

High Court Judge, Justice Salesi Temo made this comment this morning during a rape case where four men are alleged to have raped two women while drinking beer in the bushes in Korovou between the 9th and 10th of October, this year.

Justice Temo was responding to state lawyer, Yogesh Prasad who advised the court that the two women had given consent to the men to go and drink in the bushes.

Justice Salesi Temo then said that in his days, girls did not go with boys in the bushes.

Napolioni Leiloma, Luke Sotovakatini, Wame Baleimakogai and Sanjay Lal allegedly to have raped two women aged 19 and 20 years in the bushes in Korovou earlier this year.

The four have been released on bail.

The matter has been adjourned to the 25th of January next year.