A 12-YEAR-OLD boy from Lupane who was last week convicted
of raping his three-year-old neighbour at a school cottage told a court that he
decided to experiment after watching a pornographic video on a friend’s
cellphone.
The juvenile, who cannot be named because he is a minor
appeared before regional magistrate, Mr Collet Ncube facing a charge of rape.
He was convicted on his own plea of guilty before being cautioned and discharged.
“I have taken into account that you have pleaded guilty to
the charge, didn’t waste the court’s time and that you are 12 years old. The
court also notes that at 12 years you are still able to reform and have taken
into account that the commission the offence was as a result of exposure to
pornographic material.
“As a young man entering puberty, you acted foolishly by
trying to experiment because of the hormonal changes taking place in your body.
Your conduct is unacceptable and wrong. You committed a serious offence and
what saves you is your age. I will agree with the recommendation of the
probation officer. You are hereby cautioned and discharged as well as placed
under the supervision of a probation officer for two years,” he said. Sunday News
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