Tribunal hears that EC judge president regularly initiated conversations around his private parts with complainant

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Andiswa Mengo, a High Court Secretary, has testified before the tribunal that the Judge alluded to his manhood by using the word “python.”

JOHANNESBURG - The Judicial Conduct Tribunal has heard how Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge regularly initiated conversations around his private parts with a junior staffer in his division.

Andiswa Mengo, a High Court Secretary, testified before the tribunal on Friday that the judge alluded to his manhood by using the word"python". Mengo laid a sexual harassment complaint against the senior judge in 2023 alleging that the top jurist made sexual advances towards her from 2021 to 2022.The tribunal is investigating whether these interactions, which took place electronically and in person, were consensual as Mbenenge claims.After several exchanges, Mengo expressed her certainty that the judge’s imagination takes him to"the pitch of Mount Everest".

Later that evening, Mbenenge said the following as read out by evidence leader, advocate Salome Scheepers: "And then the respondent replied to your 'Don’t ask me' with 'Python?' at 19:05 that evening. What did you understand by that message?"Assisted by an interpreter, Mengo explained what she understood the message.The judge then said:"Situation now please?", referring to a video that Mengo had sent.

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