Actress Ama K. Abebrese has slammed Counsellor George Lutterodt for saying on a live
television show that “every rape victim enjoys the act.”
The controversial counsellor made the statement yesterday on Adom TV.
According to him, rape victims enjoy being raped regardless of their unwillingness in beginning of an
act of rape.
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But Ama believes that this is something that any real professional counsellor and expert will discredit.
“This is highly irresponsible and a very dangerous rhetoric that fuels sexual violence and rape culture.
He claims he has spoken to ‘many rape victims’ and his assertions are based on that. Despicable,” she
tweeted.
“This man Lutterot is a rape apologist simple. One of the worse I have seen
because he masquerades with the title of ‘counsellor’ to essentially justify and
normalise rape culture with a reprehensible statement that ‘all victims of rape enjoy the act’,”
The work of Counsellor Lutterodt has been under scrutiny due to his approach and style and has been asked to be banned from such radio and television appearances.
In 2019, the Ghana Psychological Council actually banned him from holding himself out as a counsellor.
According to the Council, it is against the law for an individual without the proper qualifications to hold him/herself out as a counsellor.
However, George Lutterodt has told the Council, it can take off the word ‘Counsellor’ from his name but not prevent him from speaking to relationship issues on radio and television.
CREDIT : ghanaweekend
