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Woman, 28, engages in sex with a 14-year-old

by Fungai Jachi
03 Nov 2015 at 05:26hrs | Views
A 28-year-old woman has appeared in court for allegedly engaging in sex with a 14-year-old boy claiming they are a couple. Precious Sibanda appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Hosea Mujaya charged with two counts of aggravated indecent assault.

Mr Mujaya remanded her to today for trial continuation. In her defence, Sibanda told the court that the boy made romantic advances to her by passing flirtatious comments about her.

"We had consensual sex. I did not force him to sleep with me and we used protection both times we had sex. This boy has an insatiable appetite for sex which led me to believe he was of age.

"The only reason why he ended up reporting the matter was due to pressure he was subjected to by his parents," she said.

Prosecuting, Mr Ephraim Mujaya alleged that sometime in January this year, Sibanda lured the boy into her room. The court heard that Sibanda forced the boy to engage in sex with her using protection. It is alleged that Sibanda threatened the boy not to say anything concerning the matter.

It is the State's case that in September Sibanda invited the boy again to her house and forced him to engage in sex with her, this time without protection. The State further alleged teachers at the boy's school noticed changes in the boy's behaviour as he had become withdrawn. They allegedly sent the boy back home so his parents could help him.

The boy revealed to his parents that he had indulged in sex with Sibanda and that it had affected him. The boy's parents reported the matter to the police leading to Sibanda's arrest.


Source - the herald
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