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Cop in court for 'having sexual intercourse with a minor'
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A 32-year-old police officer has been charged with two counts of having sexual intercourse with a minor after he allegedly slept with a 17-year-old schoolgirl.
Mduduzi Dube, who is attached to the police support unit at Ross Camp in Bulawayo, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Patience Madondo last Thursday charged under Section 70 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act which criminalises sexual activity with children.
Joseph Rugara, prosecuting, alleged that Dube took the 17-year-old complainant, a Form 4 pupil at Njube High School – to his uncle's house in Sauerstown during the month of August 2025, where he allegedly had sexual intercourse with her once.
Rugara said Dube repeated the offence in October 2025 at the same house again.
The National Prosecuting Authority says the girl later disclosed the events, prompting a police report.
She was referred for a medical examination, and a report is expected to be rendered as evidence.
Dube, who is described in a court filing as the complainant's boyfriend, acted unlawfully despite the sexual encounters occurring "with her consent," which is irrelevant in cases involving minors, the NPA says.
Dube's lawyer Takunda Chapisa applied for bail which was granted.
Mduduzi Dube, who is attached to the police support unit at Ross Camp in Bulawayo, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Patience Madondo last Thursday charged under Section 70 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act which criminalises sexual activity with children.
Joseph Rugara, prosecuting, alleged that Dube took the 17-year-old complainant, a Form 4 pupil at Njube High School – to his uncle's house in Sauerstown during the month of August 2025, where he allegedly had sexual intercourse with her once.
Rugara said Dube repeated the offence in October 2025 at the same house again.
The National Prosecuting Authority says the girl later disclosed the events, prompting a police report.
She was referred for a medical examination, and a report is expected to be rendered as evidence.
Dube, who is described in a court filing as the complainant's boyfriend, acted unlawfully despite the sexual encounters occurring "with her consent," which is irrelevant in cases involving minors, the NPA says.
Dube's lawyer Takunda Chapisa applied for bail which was granted.
Source - Zimlive
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