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Ivory Coast TV presenter convicted of glorifying rape

Yves de Mbella. [Courtesy]

A television presenter in Ivory Coast was convicted on Wednesday of glorifying rape and given a one-year suspended prison sentence for asking a convicted rapist he invited onto his prime-time show to simulate a sexual assault using a mannequin.

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