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$60 fine for kissing a minor
04 Apr 2015 at 13:02hrs | Views
A HONDE-VALLEY man was fined $60 for kissing and fond1ing a 13-year-old's breasts last week.
Taurai Zindi Chemutsanga (21) of Marekera Village, Zindi, pleaded guilty to the offence of kissing and fond1ing a 13-year-old's breasts.
Presiding over the matter was Mutare senior magistrate Mrs Sekai Chiundura and prosecuting was Mr Douglas Matiure.
The court heard that on March 8, Chemutsanga and the minor, who were in a love relationship, were in the kitchen when the accused began kissing her. Chemutsanga proceeded to fond1e her breasts.
"The minor's mother entered the kitchen and caught the accused red-handed and a police report was made which led to Chemutsanga's arrest," said Mr Matiure.
In his defence, Chemutsanga told the court that the complainant was his girlfriend and therefore he thought there was nothing wrong in kissing her as well as fondling her breasts.
"She consented to my actions, Your Worship, and by the look of it, she was also enjoying as well as I was," he told the court.
Mrs Chiundura, however, told him that it was an offence to act in such a manner even with a consenting minor.
"She is a minor and does not know the consequences of what she was doing. The law does not even permit you to be in a love relationship moreover a sexual relationship with someone who is under the age of 16."
He was also warned to stay away from young children.
Taurai Zindi Chemutsanga (21) of Marekera Village, Zindi, pleaded guilty to the offence of kissing and fond1ing a 13-year-old's breasts.
Presiding over the matter was Mutare senior magistrate Mrs Sekai Chiundura and prosecuting was Mr Douglas Matiure.
The court heard that on March 8, Chemutsanga and the minor, who were in a love relationship, were in the kitchen when the accused began kissing her. Chemutsanga proceeded to fond1e her breasts.
"The minor's mother entered the kitchen and caught the accused red-handed and a police report was made which led to Chemutsanga's arrest," said Mr Matiure.
In his defence, Chemutsanga told the court that the complainant was his girlfriend and therefore he thought there was nothing wrong in kissing her as well as fondling her breasts.
"She consented to my actions, Your Worship, and by the look of it, she was also enjoying as well as I was," he told the court.
Mrs Chiundura, however, told him that it was an offence to act in such a manner even with a consenting minor.
"She is a minor and does not know the consequences of what she was doing. The law does not even permit you to be in a love relationship moreover a sexual relationship with someone who is under the age of 16."
He was also warned to stay away from young children.
Source - manicapost
