Van der Merwe, Annette2014-06-252014-06-252013Van der Merwe, A 2013, 'Sentencing', South African Journal of Criminal Justice, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 399--418.1011-8627http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40377A number of judgments highlighted the after-effects of the crime of rape as an important aggravating factor affecting sentence. In S v Tuswa 2013 (2) SACR 269 (KZP) 'the accused's conduct has reduced the complainant from an independent farming woman and a leader in her community to someone [who is] ... "mentally disturbed, forgetful and frightened with no self-confidence" ' (at para [60]). The court attached substantial weight to this factor, particularly in the light that the complainant was theoretically old enough to be the accused's great-great grandmother (at para [61]).enJuta LawSentencingJudgmentsAfter-effects of the crime of rapeMentally disturbedForgetfulFrightenedNo self-confidenceArticle