A CARETAKER at Mucherengi Secondary in Guruve was on
Tuesday convicted for statutory rape after he sexually abused a Form 3 pupil
twice.
Captain Captain (20) was slapped with 210 hours of
community service for contravening Section 70 of the Criminal and Codification
Act (having sex with a minor) after full trial.
Guruve magistrate Shingirai Mutiro heard that on September
25 and 26 this year, Captain enticed a female student aged 15 to his residence
and slept with her after she had consented. In his defence, Captain said the
girl proposed love to him and he accepted.
“Your worship, I did not bother to ask her age since she
proposed love to me after admiring my hair-cutting skills as a barber,” Captain
said.
The matter came to light after the girl’s mother noticed
changes in her behaviour. Upon questioning her, she revealed that she had slept
with the convict.
Albert Mazhindu represented the State. Newsday
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