Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act
This week I will be breaking down section 42 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:01, Laws of Guyana (“the SOA”).
Section 42 of the SOA is titled “Confrontation” in the marginal note.
The abolition of confrontations
Section 42 (1) of the SOA states that if a person (“the complainant”) reports to the police that another person (“the accused”) has committed any of the offences under the SOA against them, the police should not make the complainant repeat the details of the report in the presence of the accused during any part of the investigation (or the trial I would add).