Judge replied to text on GBV with picture of half-naked woman, hearing told

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The secretary who has accused Eastern Cape judge president Mbenenge of sexual harassment told a judicial conduct tribunal the message left her feeling ‘naked’

Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.replied to a request from the colleague who has accused him of sexual harassment for help with a study assignment on gender-based violence by sending her a picture of a half-naked woman.

“I wanted to tell him that these messages that he has sent are putting me under a lot of stress,” she explained. The tribunal has heard throughout this week that her handling of the situation veered between firmly rejecting his advances and reciprocating with sexually-charged innuendo and, on occasion, flattery.

Mbenenge has categorically denied sending such a photograph and a number of explicit pictures the previous day which were followed by text messages in which, Mengo told the tribunal, he was enquiring about her favourite sexual position.At the start of this conversation, there was a deleted image, which the complainant said was once again a cluster of pictures showing a couple engaged in sex. She responded with a raft of emojis depicting a woman running away.

She has also noted that she was mindful of his age — 60 — and the fact that he is a father and a respected church figure. At several turns, with reference to his age, she said that she believed he should have been able to read between the lines in their exchanges and sense her reluctance and anger. Mbenenge has told a judicial conduct committee of the Judicial Services Commission that their interaction was “flirtatious” but consensual.

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