// "The magistrate said: "Why you thought it best to bring this matter to trial, I have no idea."//
we dont know what happened in court and what he said under cross examination
quite a few magistrates without legal basis, allow please in mitigation but ignore them IF the defendant has pleaded not guilty
( altho I can think of a few sets of facts that the defendants think if they accept my version , then there is no crime ( consent cases) - I am not going too fast am I?)
I mean the headline implies it is a victimless crime and that is not the case. The lady sought salvation but was treated to titillation