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74-yr-old man jailed for raping and infecting 12-yr-old with STI
24 Mar 2013 at 19:47hrs | Views
A 74-year-old Chitungwiza man will spend the next eight years in jail for sexually assaulting his wife's 12-year-old niece.
The man had denied both charges of rape and aggravated indecent assault when his trial opened before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Ms Estere Chivasa.
In his defence, the man claimed that there was never a day he was left alone in custody of the girl.
The court, however, convicted him after prosecutor Ms Joice Fusire proved the case against him beyond any reasonable doubt.
Circumstances were that on the period stretching from May to August in 2008, the girl was staying with her aunt in Chitungwiza.
During her stay, her aunt left the house leaving the girl in her husband's custody.
The man invited her to sit in the dining room where he was watching some indecent movies on his computer.
He asked the girl to join him and she complied.
After that, he demanded oral s*x and threatened to kill her if she refused or revealed his assault to anyone.
He gave her some Zimbabwean dollars to conceal the offence.
On another date unknown to Ms Fusire, the man employed the same method and raped the girl.
The matter came to light when the girl developed warts on her genitals and informed her aunt who reported the matter to the police leading to the man's arrest.
The man had denied both charges of rape and aggravated indecent assault when his trial opened before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Ms Estere Chivasa.
In his defence, the man claimed that there was never a day he was left alone in custody of the girl.
The court, however, convicted him after prosecutor Ms Joice Fusire proved the case against him beyond any reasonable doubt.
Circumstances were that on the period stretching from May to August in 2008, the girl was staying with her aunt in Chitungwiza.
During her stay, her aunt left the house leaving the girl in her husband's custody.
The man invited her to sit in the dining room where he was watching some indecent movies on his computer.
He asked the girl to join him and she complied.
After that, he demanded oral s*x and threatened to kill her if she refused or revealed his assault to anyone.
He gave her some Zimbabwean dollars to conceal the offence.
On another date unknown to Ms Fusire, the man employed the same method and raped the girl.
The matter came to light when the girl developed warts on her genitals and informed her aunt who reported the matter to the police leading to the man's arrest.
Source - Herald
