Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007)

Chapter 2 : Sexual Offences

Part 3: Persons 18 years or older: Compelling or causing persons 18 years or older to witness sexual offences, sexual acts or self-masturbation, exposure or display of or causing exposure or display of genital organs, anus or female breasts ("flashing"), child pornography to persons 18 years or older or engaging sexual services of persons 18 years or older

8. Compelling or causing persons 18 years or older to witness sexual offences, sexual acts or self-masturbation

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(1)A person ('A') who unlawfully and intentionally, whether for the sexual gratification of A or of a third person ('C') or not, compels or causes a complainant 18 years or older ('B'), without the consent of B, to be in the presence of or watch A or C while he, she or they commit a sexual offence, is guilty of the offence of compelling or causing a person 18 years or older to witness a sexual offence.

 

(2)A person ('A') who unlawfully and intentionally, whether for the sexual gratification of A or of a third person ('C') or not, compels or causes a  complainant 18 years or older ('B'), without the consent of B, to be in the presence of or watch—
(a)A while he or she engages in a sexual act with C or another person ('D'); or
(b)C while he or she engages in a sexual act with D,

is guilty of the offence of compelling or causing a person 18 years or older to witness a sexual act.

 

(3)A person ('A') who unlawfully and intentionally, whether for the sexual gratification of A or of a third person ('C') or not, compels or causes a complainant 18 years or older ('B'), without the consent of B, to be in the presence of or watch A or C while he or she engages in an act of self-masturbation, is guilty of the offence of compelling or causing a person 18 years or older to witness self-masturbation.