Pedophile hires boy for $1, rapes him

A 13 year old street boy from Masvingo got more than what he had bargained for when his ‘employer' sodomised him several times.

The court had that the minor approached 38-year old Nhafutari, a vagrant who runs a flea market at Chikwanha Shopping Centre in Masvingo seeking a job. The latter, the court further heard, offered him a job for a $1 but later sodomised him at knive-point.

Madovi is alleged to have sodomised the boy on a daily basis until he was taken home by someone who picked him up while playing in Zengeza 4. The minor disclosed his ordeal to another man who lives close to his home.

The matter was reported to the police leading to Madovi's arrest. Appearing before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Estere Chivasa, Madovi denied the aggravated indecent assault charges.

He was remanded in custody to yesterday for trial continuation. In his defence, Madovi told the court that he did not know the boy and that he was not a vendor but ekes a living through stone crushing. Lovet Muringwa prosecuted.