A BULAWAYO self-proclaimed prophet, allegedly applied some
substance on his female client's private parts and inserted one of his fingers
into her genitals before raping her under the guise of conducting cleansing
rituals.
Soul Ndonga (30) of Mzilikazi suburb allegedly raped the
victim (18) under the pretext that he was exorcising evil spirits that were
affecting her love life.
Ndonga appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mr Tinashe
Tashaya on Wednesday facing rape charges. He was remanded in custody to August
6 pending trial at the regional court.
Prosecuting, Mr Leonard Chile said on June 27 at around
2pm, the complainant went to the accused person's home in the company of her
two cousins for a prayer session.
Upon arrival at Ndonga's house, the accused told the trio
that he wanted to pray for them separately.
"After the accused person had finished praying for the
complainant's cousins, he ordered the two women to leave the room so that he
could pray for the complainant. The accused prayed for the victim and told her
that she was being tormented by evil spirits which were affecting her love
relationship," said Mr Chile.
The court heard that Ndonga told the complainant that he
wanted to exorcise the evil spirits and asked her to remove her undergarments.
The girl refused, but the accused person assured her that it was part of the
process of conducting the rituals and she complied.
"The accused person ordered the complainant to sit on
the bed before he lifted her skirt and rubbed some strange substance on her
private parts and stomach," said Mr Chile.
Ndonga then inserted his fingers into the complainant's
private parts and smeared the substance before he pushed her to the bed and
raped her once. After committing the offence, Ndonga ordered the girl not to
tell anyone about what had transpired.
The complainant informed her two cousins and the matter was
reported to the police leading to Ndonga's arrest. Chronicle
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