Johannesburg - A woman who had unprotected sex then lied to the police about having been raped in order to get free morning-after pills to prevent pregnancy,. has fined R500.
She was then taken to hospital where she was checked for DNA of the alleged rapist and also given the necessary medication to prevent HIV as well as pregnancy.Hlathi said it later transpired the woman's story was contrary to what they uncovered during their investigations. "She said she was not taken to the guy's house by force, she had not been raped and that what she told the police was a lie.
Mpumalanga Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma said he was perturbed upon hearing about the false claims made by Sigwili, saying rape was a serious crime and could not be allowed that someone made a mockery of it.
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