By 3-mob.com
The two men accused of raping socialite Ashley Masendeke, also known as Mai Jeremaya, have been acquitted.
Magistrate Letwin Rwodzi said the state failed to prove that Thabo Blessing Dube and Martin Charlie had engaged in forced sexual intercourse with her.
Instead, the court said the evidence pointed to the encounter being consensual and transactional.
Said Rwodzi:
From a clear analysis, the complainant鈥檚 evidence is unsatisfactory. I conclude so because in the present case, both accused gave their own explanation, which was not rebutted by the state.
Inconsistencies fly in the face of the complainant鈥檚 evidence. On the other hand, the accused have remained consistent that the encounter was consensual.
The complainant gave three different and inconsistent statements to the police. She told the court that she was told to change her statement by one of the police officers but the state did not call that police officer to testify.
Mai Jeremaya insists hat justice was not served.
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