South Africa: Danish ‘FGM’ man faces long jail term

A Danish man whose freezer contained women’s genitals has been found guilty of various crimes by a South African court – but not female genital mutilation. Peter Frederiksen was found guilty of rape, production and possession of child pornography, conspiracy to murder and numerous other charges. But the charges relating to mutilating women were dropped […]

A Danish man whose freezer contained women’s genitals has been found guilty of various crimes by a South African court – but not female genital mutilation.

Peter Frederiksen was found guilty of rape, production and possession of child pornography, conspiracy to murder and numerous other charges.

But the charges relating to mutilating women were dropped last month.

A judge was unable to find him guilty due to a loophole in South African law.

The law was unclear on what penalties removing body tissue without consent should carry.