A 41-YEAR-OLD secondary school teacher from Guruve was last
week convicted of indecently assaulting a Form 3 pupil in his office in a bid
to rape her.
The teacher, whose name was withheld to protect the
identity of the victim, was fined $400 by Guruve resident magistrate, Shingirai
Mutiro, for indecently assaulting the 15-year-old pupil.
Prosecutor Spiwe Makarichi told the court that on June 6
last year, the convict assigned the pupil to sweep his office after school
hours and subsequently followed her at around 4:30pm.
The teacher wrestled with her and told her that she was
ripe for sex before fondling her. He muffled her screams with his hand, but later released
the teenager after his attempts failed.
The victim narrated her ordeal to her friend who heard the
two wrestling in the office and was advised to tell the senior lady, who
informed the headmaster before filing a
police report, leading to the teacher’s arrest.
In mitigation, the convict said he was looking after his
parents, in-laws and family, hence a custodial sentence would be too harsh.
“Your Worship, may you be lenient with me, I am the
breadwinner for my family, parents and my in-laws. May I be given a second
chance to reform by a non-custodial sentence since a custodial sentence would
throw me in the deep end of unemployment and many lives will suffer,” the
teacher
lamented.
Mutiro took into consideration his submissions and that he
was a first offender. The convict was given up to March 26 to pay the fine.
Newsday
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