Prophet up for raping a female client

A SELF-PROCLAIMED Chitungwiza prophet recently appeared before Magistrate Lazarus Murendo facing charges of raping a female client who had visited his residence seeking spiritual healing.
Innocent Kamuta (31), who is popularly known as Madzibaba Wishborne of St Mary's in Chitungwiza, was not asked to plead to the charges when he appeared at Chitungwiza Magistrates' Court last week.
The State alleges that on October 5 last year at around 2pm, a 24-year-old woman visited Kamuta's residence seeking spiritual deliverance.
The complainant was allegedly asked to kneel on the floor with her eyes closed while Kamuta prayed for her.
During the prayer session, Kamuta allegedly placed his hands on her head, pushed her to the floor and raped her.
The court heard that the woman screamed for help, but no one came to her rescue. After the alleged rape, the woman went home and narrated the ordeal to her co-tenant.
The complainant later fell sick, forcing her to divulge the abuse to her uncle who advised her to report the matter to police, leading to Kamuta's arrest. Kamuta was remanded in custody to February 7 for trial.