with a person aged below 14 years. 42It does seem clear that the law does not adequately protect minors from sexual abuse. The majority of people without tertiary education [62%] believed that it was never the child’s fault if a child got raped, while a significant number of people with tertiary education [59%] as compared to those without [36%] did not know if the child is responsible if he or she is raped. The numbers shifted a bit when the dynamics changed, and the question was whether the child still would not be to blame if they were a teenager. The number of those with tertiary education who said it was the child’s fault- when asked to consider that the victim was a teenager –increased by [3%], but equally a significant number of those with tertiary education [40%] believed that a teenager and children must be seen as equivalent at law and should therefore never be blamed for or seen as having consented to rape. The responses yielded from persons under the age of 30 indicated that most of them did not know if it is the child’s fault if the child gets raped as compared to the above-30 age group, with a majority of this group saying that it is not the child’s fault. Most persons under the age of 30 did not know if it was the teenager’s fault if she/he got raped, while those over 30 were clear that it is not the teenager’s fault. Many persons in the middle class did not know about child rape [53%] of the middle class indicated that they did not know whose fault it was likely to be if a child got raped. This is probably because their chances of experiencing or witnessing it are lower than those of the working class. This ignorance, whether real or manufactured; remained constant even when asked if the sentiments would differ if the child was a teenager. A majority [51%] of persons in the middle class still maintained that they did not know about child rape and whose fault it may be even if the child was a teenager. The working class group, however, seemed more knowledgeable, with a majority indicating that a child could never be at fault if they were raped, with the numbers decreasing slightly from [60%] to [50%] in relation to the rape of teenagers. 4.2 Awareness of consequences of rape 4.2.1 Reporting Rape In terms of reporting rape, the majority of those with tertiary education stated that a medical facility should be the first place for a victim of rape to report, while a significantly higher number of those without thought that the police should be the first port of call. It was disturbing however to see that a significant number of people with tertiary education [56%] said a rape victim should report the case within 48 hours, while those without [40%] said rape should be reported immediately. Although reporting within 48 hours would still enable the victim to receive interventions that could prevent pregnancy and the contraction of HIV/AIDS, it is always recommended that a victim of rape should report immediately to a medical facility. It was also interesting to note that most persons below the age of 30 were more likely to report to the police and a medical facility first than those over 30. A significant but relatively lower number of persons under the age of 30 would report to other places after rape. More people under the age of 30 [54%] would report their rape cases within 24 hours with over [30%] of them stating that they would report immediately. However, a significant number [47%] of that same age group would only report within 48 hours, pointing to the need for increased education on when rape should be reported among the younger generations. 42 Section 64 (2) of the Criminal Law Code.