A MAN from Gweru who purported to be a prophet has been
arrested while in prison for allegedly raping a teenager after claiming that he
was cleansing her of a spell cast on her by her ex-boyfriend.
Merryward Marara (36) of Mkoba suburb allegedly raped the
woman (19) of Southwold suburb in Bulawayo whose name has been withheld to
protect her identity.
Marara allegedly told the complainant that he was
“Madzibaba Jeremiah.” He was not asked to plead to rape when he appeared before
Bulawayo magistrate, Ms Nomasiko Ndlovu.
The magistrate remanded him in custody to December 18 but
advised him to apply for bail at the High Court or seek consent from the
Prosecutor General.
Marara was incacerated at Hwahwa prison in Gweru where he
was serving a 12-year sentence for rape which occurred in Zvishavane.
According to court papers, on September 30 last year at
around 2PM, the complainant was in the company of her father when they visited
Marara at a hill in Westgate area in Bulawayo where he was conducting prayer
sessions.
“The accused person who was praying for people stopped
praying when he saw the complainant and her father as he had seen them
previously,” read the papers.
Marara allegedly spoke to them and ordered the girl’s
father to leave her as he wanted to pray for her overnight.
After a short while, Marara finished praying for people and
remained behind with the complainant.
He allegedly instructed the complainant to spread a white
cloth on the ground.
Marara further ordered her to sleep on the cloth facing
upwards with her skirt raised above knee level as he claimed he wanted to see
something.
“The accused person told the complainant that the Holy
Spirit told him that her ex-boyfriend had used a concoction which had a mixture
of his sperm and vaginal fluids so that she would not have any other boyfriend
except him,” read the papers.
Marara allegedly told the girl that she was supposed to
bring some sperm and vaginal fluids so that he makes a prayer for her and her
problems would disappear instantly.
Marara allegedly offered to supply the girl with the sperm
if she failed to get it. The girl allegedly requested that he supplies her with the
sperm.
The court papers state that Marara told the girl to follow
him to a secret place where he was going to produce and supply her with the
sperm.
On arrival at the secret place, Marara ordered the
complainant to lie down facing upwards.
“The accused person turned away facing the opposite
direction while the complainant closed her eyes as she was afraid of seeing the
accused person putting on a condom. He later turned towards the complainant and
told her that he could not produce the sperm on his own,” read the papers.
Marara forcibly had protected sexual intercourse with the
girl once.
When he was done, Marara allegedly ordered the girl to
write her ex-boyfriend’s name on a piece of paper. He took his semen and mixed it with water in a plastic
bottle.
“The accused person took the mixture and told the
complainant to use it for bathing,” read the papers. The girl went back home
where she told her relatives what had happened.
The matter was reported to the police leading to the arrest
of Marara. Chronicle
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