Culled from the Blog UNMASKED by Benson Agoha
The case of these young men, collectively taking turns on a teenage girl has shocked many of us. The gang who have been handed various jail sentences passed around girls as young as 13 for sex - according to media reports.
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| Convicted for gang-rape: claimed it was traditional in Somali land. |
While doing so may not be totally novel, doing so on the basis of a particular tradition gives cause for worry.
Reports say, the African men, of Somali origin, were convinced they were doing the right thing and even convinced their victim to so believe, telling her that it was common for men to share girlfriends commonly in their native land.
It maybe one for which the Somalian representatives may very well be expected to speak out, for if this claim is wrong, those boys have clearly used dubious means to take sexual advantage of an under-age child.
Even if it is true, some form of re-education needs be given to people from lands with similar cultures and traditions. They must understand that what is done in one land, is not necessarily to be repeated in another.
Even if the victim had been an adult, it is doubtful if the law would have been silent over such practice.
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