Cape Town man convicted after defending himself against repeated unwanted sexual advances
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The Western Cape High Court ruled that a man acted in self-defence when he punched another individual. This action followed repeated unwanted sexual contact directed at him. However, the court upheld a conviction for common assault. This charge relates to the man slapping and kicking the other person after he had fallen unconscious.
The Western Cape High Court found that a man acted in self-defence when he punched another man who had allegedly subjected him to repeated unwanted sexual contact. But it upheld a common-assault conviction for slapping and kicking him after he fell unconscious.