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Prophet in court over raping spree
24 May 2014 at 14:28hrs | Views
A SELF-PROCLAIMED prophet from Bulawayo's Trenance suburb allegedly raped two women and four girls claiming he was cleansing them of evil spirits. Elphase Robert Ndlovu, 42, appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Themba Chimiso facing six counts of rape.
He pleaded guilty to the charges and told the court that some of the women had sex with him willingly.
"I admit to the charges, I had sex with them in a bushy area but I did not force some of them. They had sex with me willingly. They dragged me to a bushy area so that I have sex with them," Ndlovu said.
Chimiso remanded him in custody and advised him to apply for bail at the High Court.
Prosecuting, Whatmore Tembo said Ndlovu raped the six in a bush after claiming that they were in need of spiritual healing.
He committed the offences on different dates.
"Ndlovu went on a raping spree claiming he was a prophet. He raped the women after he ‘prophesied' to them that they ate human flesh mixed with hair hence they needed spiritual healing through sex," Tembo said.
He said Ndlovu told one of the complainants, that she had something in her chest and if she refused to have sex with him she was going to choke to death in three days.
"Ndlovu said the Holy Spirit had shown him that the woman had abdominal pains and something on her chest and he would provide spiritual solutions," he said.
The prosecutor said Ndlovu raped the two women and four girls in a bushy area between Pumula North and the Methodist Village after spending the whole night with each of them.
The matter came to light when his victims made a report to Pumula South police station leading to Ndlovu's arrest.
He pleaded guilty to the charges and told the court that some of the women had sex with him willingly.
"I admit to the charges, I had sex with them in a bushy area but I did not force some of them. They had sex with me willingly. They dragged me to a bushy area so that I have sex with them," Ndlovu said.
Chimiso remanded him in custody and advised him to apply for bail at the High Court.
Prosecuting, Whatmore Tembo said Ndlovu raped the six in a bush after claiming that they were in need of spiritual healing.
He committed the offences on different dates.
"Ndlovu went on a raping spree claiming he was a prophet. He raped the women after he ‘prophesied' to them that they ate human flesh mixed with hair hence they needed spiritual healing through sex," Tembo said.
He said Ndlovu told one of the complainants, that she had something in her chest and if she refused to have sex with him she was going to choke to death in three days.
"Ndlovu said the Holy Spirit had shown him that the woman had abdominal pains and something on her chest and he would provide spiritual solutions," he said.
The prosecutor said Ndlovu raped the two women and four girls in a bushy area between Pumula North and the Methodist Village after spending the whole night with each of them.
The matter came to light when his victims made a report to Pumula South police station leading to Ndlovu's arrest.
Source - chronicle
