Crimen injuria complaint lodged against Mengo

SEXUAL harassment complainant Andiswa Mengo was labelled to have “selective amnesia” by former Judge President Selby Mbenenge as he continued his testimony at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal yesterday.

- CHEVON BOOYSEN

Judge Mbenenge is accused of having engaged in untoward and sexually-driven Whatsapp conversations between himself and Mengo over a period of time, which he conceded were “flirtatious” and “deeply sensual”, but defended himself saying these were consensual conversations.

Before proceedings concluded yesterday, Jude Mbenenge confirmed that he had lodged a criminal complaint of crimen injuria against Mengo, which he said showed his commitment to dispute what he was alleged to have done.

This was coupled with an apology.

“It is embarrassing to me that clandestine chats between two adults came into the public domain. I regret that it happened and I can only apologise to South Africans insofar as they have become privy to embarrassing chats,” Judge Mbenenge.

He at length picked apart conversations that occurred between himself and Mengo, which he alluded to being selectively testified on by the sexual harassment complainant.