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Minor raped by stepfather, hired out as prostitute
25 Apr 2015 at 10:06hrs | Views
A MINOR was allegedly raped by her stepfather for seven years and later hired out as prostitute by a 75-year-old woman who adopted her after she escaped from home following her mother's death, a court heard yesterday.
The girl who is now aged 13, ran away from the custody of her stepfather soon after her mother's death in 2013, only to fall into worse trouble.
According to Chronicle, the 75-year-old woman and three men yesterday appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Sibongiseni Msipa-Marondedze charged with rape while another man was charged with extortion for demanding payment from one of the men who had sex with the girl.
The 75-year-old woman [name with held to protect minor], the 31-year-old minor's stepfather [name with held to protect minor], and two other men who sexually abused the minor Darbey Cecil, 30 and Bempa Tshabalala, 36 as well as Derrick Dlodlo who demanded payment from Cecil for engaging in sex with the complainant, were not asked to plead and were remanded in custody to May, 11.
The state's case as presented by Nkathazo Dlodlo is that between January 2006 and April 2013 the stepfather raped the complainant on different occasions.
The court heard that he would wait for the girl's mother to leave home before pouncing on her.
Dlodlo said the stepfather threatened to harm the girl if she dared report the rape to anyone.
When the minor's mother died the 75-year-old woman "adopted" her and later allegedly ordered the girl to engage in sex with Cecil on several occasions.
"After Cecil had sex with the complainant, (Derrick) Dlodlo went to collect $100 and a bicycle as payment for the services," said Dlodlo.
The prosecutor said the man, who is now being charged with extortion threatened to report the matter to the police if Cecil did not give him the money.
The court heard that from January to April this year, Tshabalala also had sex with the victim on several occasions.
"The complainant told the 75-year-old woman that Tshabalala was sexually abusing her but she never took action," said Dlodlo.
The minor later reported the matter to the police leading to accused persons' arrest.
The girl who is now aged 13, ran away from the custody of her stepfather soon after her mother's death in 2013, only to fall into worse trouble.
According to Chronicle, the 75-year-old woman and three men yesterday appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Sibongiseni Msipa-Marondedze charged with rape while another man was charged with extortion for demanding payment from one of the men who had sex with the girl.
The 75-year-old woman [name with held to protect minor], the 31-year-old minor's stepfather [name with held to protect minor], and two other men who sexually abused the minor Darbey Cecil, 30 and Bempa Tshabalala, 36 as well as Derrick Dlodlo who demanded payment from Cecil for engaging in sex with the complainant, were not asked to plead and were remanded in custody to May, 11.
The state's case as presented by Nkathazo Dlodlo is that between January 2006 and April 2013 the stepfather raped the complainant on different occasions.
The court heard that he would wait for the girl's mother to leave home before pouncing on her.
When the minor's mother died the 75-year-old woman "adopted" her and later allegedly ordered the girl to engage in sex with Cecil on several occasions.
"After Cecil had sex with the complainant, (Derrick) Dlodlo went to collect $100 and a bicycle as payment for the services," said Dlodlo.
The prosecutor said the man, who is now being charged with extortion threatened to report the matter to the police if Cecil did not give him the money.
The court heard that from January to April this year, Tshabalala also had sex with the victim on several occasions.
"The complainant told the 75-year-old woman that Tshabalala was sexually abusing her but she never took action," said Dlodlo.
The minor later reported the matter to the police leading to accused persons' arrest.
Source - Chronicle
