Quick Hit: The Don Juan conspiracy
There's nothing like the old "woman scorned" bullshit. In this case, it's over five dozen women "scorned."
A man who is being charged with 261 counts of rape and assault claimed in a Johannesburg court yesterday that all 65 women who came forward were having an affair with him and just jealous of his marriage or "made a mistake."
Well done sir, well done.
Posted by Vanessa - September 20, 2007, at 10:41AM
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I don't know which is more horrifying to me: the fact that he has that many counts of rape against him, or the fact that in his mind, he's a laydee magnet.
Why is it that so many posts on this site make me want to say things that start with, "I'm not an advocate of violence as a solution, but..."
This man should really, really count himself lucky that no friend, relative, or victim herself has killed him yet. That sort of revenge killing wouldn't have surprised me at all.
Kimmy - I share your sentiments. Sometimes, I really wish we could just be a part of poetic justice and kick some ass.
These posts remind me that feminism isn't sexy, it's not cool, and it's not pretty. Sometimes, it can be some pretty fucking upsetting to see the injustice that we are fortunate enough to not experience.
This reminds me of the Errol Flynn defense- that he was just so damn irresistable, he was incapable of committing rape. You know, "in like Flynn."
Actually, according to the article, it seems he only claims to have had consensual sex with a handful of them, so those 15 women are just jealous of his wife. The other 50 people who identified him as a rapist simply "made a mistake."
Charming fellow.
On a side note, I am truly disgusted that this man was able to rack up 71 charges of rape before he got taken to court. He should have been locked up long, long ago.
Thanks for that Eloriane...edit made.
That is terribly disturbing.
Please tell me that the guy is HIV negative.