School principals say their jobs will be a nightmare if they cannot tell children that sex is against the law A controversial High Court decision to decriminalise sexual activity between adolescent children will be challenged in the Constitutional Court this week. The Christian-based Justice Alliance of South Africa (JASA) which […]
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Mixed reaction as Judge decriminalises sex between children
A Pretoria High Court Judge ruled yesterday that it is no longer a criminal offence for children aged between 12 and 16 to engage in consensual sexual activities with each other. Judge Pierre Rabie’s ruling follows an application last April by the Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children, supported by […]
JASA assembles experts to oppose bid to lower age of sexual consent
The Justice Alliance of South Africa (JASA) has assembled a lineup of experts to support its argument against an application by Teddy Bear Clinic and RAPCAN to strike down sections 15 and 16 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007, declaring as unconstitutional […]
JASA admitted as friend of court in sexual age of consent action
The Pretoria High Court has ordered that the Justice Alliance of South Africa (JASA) be admitted as a friend of the court to assist the State in opposing an application to strike down sections 15 and 16 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of […]
Justice group opposing move to lower age of sexual consent
The Justice Alliance of South Africa (JASA) is to intervene as a friend of the court in a court action in which the High Court is being asked to rule that teenagers between the age of 12 and 16 may lawfully engage in consenting sexual intercourse. The applicants. the Teddy […]