Male teacher 'sexually' abuse 14 boys

A 27-YEAR-OLD male teacher at Sanhanhi Primary School in Nyanga was arrested over the weekend on allegations of sexually abusing 14 boys whom he kissed and caressed their private parts.

The disturbing abuse allegedly began in January 2012 and only came to light last week.

Mordecai Mungira was on Monday hauled before Nyanga magistrate, Mr Ignatio Mhene, facing 14 counts of indecent assault.

It was the State's case led by public prosecutor, Mr Kelvin Mufute that the accused sexually abused the boys since last year.

"In the first count which occurred at an unknown date, the 14-year-old complainant met his friend who was staying with the accused at the school. The accused person asked the boy to sleep at his house and the complainant agreed. At around 8.30pm the complainant, his friend and the accused were in the same bed when Mungira put his hand into the complainant's shorts and began caressing his manhood.

"On July 8,at around 1pm, Mungira called the complainant to his office and told him to sit on his legs. He put his hand into the boy's shorts and again caressed his manhood before kissing him. He gave the boy some sweets and biscuits."

The following day on July 9 the accused did the same to a 15-year-old pupil. He allegedly called the boy into his office, told him to sit down and he put his hand into complainant's shorts and caressed his manhood and testicles.

Another 13-year-old boy fell victim the same month when he was sent by his uncle to sell a cock at the school.

While selling the cock, the boy approached Mungira who told him to get inside his house. As soon he got into the house the accused person hugged and kissed him and later removed his shorts and fondled his private parts. The teacher also removed his trousers. The pupil was also given sweets.

Mr Mufute said on count four, Mungira allegedly called a 15-year-old complainant who was playing at the school grounds.

"He called the boy into his room and they sat on a bench. The accused person stretched his right hand on the complainant's shoulders while he put his left hand into the complainant's shorts. He then caressed his manhood as well as kissing him. However, the pupil later reported the matter to the school head," he said.

The matter was then reported to the police and several other cases which were perpetrated long back surfaced.

Count six occurred in July 2012 when the accused allegedly abused a 16-year-old pupil whom he stayed with at his house.

Another 12-year-old boy was also allegdly abused during the second school term in 2012. At the beginning of this year, Mungira allegedly repeated the abuse on the same boy.

This month, he called the boy again into his room and repeated the abuse for the third time.
Count seven involves a 13-year-old pupil and it occurred during the first school term of 2102.

"Accused called the boy into a storeroom and he fondled his manhood and went further to open the foreskin telling the boy that he wanted to see if it was clean. On an unknown date, but in July this year during break time, the accused called the same boy again and led him into a storeroom where he repeated the same act," said Mr Mufute.

Another 12-year-old boy was abused on two occasions while another fell victim once.

Five other boys also succumbed to the abuse which was executed using the same modus operandi.
The matter was supposed to go for trial on Tuesday, but it was postponed to August 5, 2013 after the accused requested for time to engage a lawyer.