Two women rape man

Rape survivor says two women picked him up

Limpopo police are hunting for two women who allegedly raped a 25-year-old man.

Yesterday, provincial police spokesman LieutenantColonel Moatshe Ngoepe said: “This case is one of a kind in the province.

“It is unique because usually we have female victims coming to report cases of rape.”

He said the man was admitted to a local hospital after he said he was attacked by two unknown middle-aged women who gave him a lift from Polokwane.

Ngoepe said the man, who was on his way to Tzaneen, was picked up from a hiking spot in the city by two women travelling in a Toyota Tazz at about 7.45am on Saturday.

He said the women drove into the bushes at Magoebaskloof where, he said, they pointed guns at him, forced him to drink an unknown substance and took turns to rape him.

“After this ordeal, they drove further with the victim until they left him in a secluded area near Tzaneen CBD where he proceeded to the police station and reported the matter,” Ngoepe said.

He said the man’s condition deteriorated due to trauma, and he was rushed to a local hospital where he is receiving treatment.

He urged members of the public to assist police in tracing the alleged rapists.

Sonke Gender Justice co-executive director Dean Peacock said the case was unique in that local and international studies reflect that men were usually the perpetrators of sexual violence.

Peacock said rape was, however, a serious concern whether the victim was male or female.

“Sexual violence can happen to anyone and has devastating consequences for the victims,” he said.

Peacock said all victims deserve to receive help and to be treated with dignity.

Mbuyiselo Botha, from the Commission for Gender Equality, said sexual violence cases against men were underreported because men were ashamed of coming forward.

“Most men don’t think about reporting rape because of the stigma and the lifelong humiliation,” he said.

Botha said many people were ashamed of being considered less of a man after their ordeal.

“You are told that you should have enjoyed it,” he said.

Botha said more needed to be done to encourage men to speak out, adding that the laws against domestic and sexual violence did not discriminate against men.

According to the South African Male Survivors website, one of the myths is that all perpetrators of rape are men.

The site also states that although the vast majority of perpetrators are men, women can also be sexually abusive.