What Country Would Case Be Held

[kiamojo]

15 years ago a minor had consensual sex with an adult in south africa she is now living in the uk. her plans were to break his marriage up but didnt succeed. Now she has decided she wants to report him but he lives in south africa so where would this all take place should she lay a charge

[boxtops]

It's a bit late, this feels like it's jumping on the current bandwagon from the Savile case.

[woofgang]

if the offence happened in SA and if it was an offence at the time then she needs to report it in SA.

[EDDIE51]

There is nothing that can be done in the UK . South Africa is the only place it can be reported. If it is was an offence, as I do not know how old the 'minor' was or what the age of consent was in SA at that time. In all honesty I think it will be a waste of time after 15 years and with the change of regime in SA since it happened, the law then was very diffrent from the law now. The only charge that could be brought in the uk ( if it had happened here) would be stuatory rape , but I do not even know if that was a crime in SA 15 years ago.
Whatever is decided, as I said it can only be reported and charged in South Africa not here.

[grasscarp]

So she tried to ruin things for him then, if all this is true. Didn't succeed so is wanting to get at him now. Nice person.

[Baldric]

She had sex with him 15yrs ago in an effort to break his marriage up,
a plot which you say failed.
Now she wants to report him,
What a vindictive bit+h!!!

[shoota]

It is possible to report a crime in another country but it is a bureaucratic nightmare and will only succeed if there is a system in place to transfer that crime to the country in which it was commited (such as Interpol). I don't know whether such a system is in place for SA so I would suggest you contact the South African Embassy for advice, should you still wish to proceed, although I think I know what the reaction will be.

[Buenchico]

The UK would only have jurisdiction if the offender is a UK national (or, if at the time of the offence, his regular place of residence was in the UK even if he was a non-national). In practice the matter would be dealt with by the South African courts anyway.

[shoota]

South Africa is a member of Interpol so it should theoretically be possible to report in this country but the report would be transferred (via Interpol) to the area of SA where the 'offence' occurred for investigation.
I would still recommend seeking the advice of the embassy, it may even be possible to report it there and cut out the Interpol transfer which can take some time.

[Peter Pedant]

South Africa

Both the supposed crime and the perp live in South Africa
so it would have to be processed there.

It is a nightmare trying crimes in other countries and over a long time - look at the mess the british War Crimes Act made of things to wit no convictions and millions of spondoolies in lawyers pockets