AN Apostolic sect member was remanded in custody yesterday
for fondling his Grade Seven daughter’s breast and inserting his finger into
her privates while conducting a virginity test.
The 39-year-old man (name withheld to protect the identity
of the minor) appeared before Mutare magistrate Lazarus Murendo yesterday
facing three counts of indecent assault and one count of aggravated indecent
assault.
The accused, who is denying the allegations, was remanded
in custody to April 12. According to prosecutor Percy Musukuto, on a date yet
unknown, but sometime in the last quarter of 2018 the accused sneaked into the
complainant’s bedroom and fondled her breasts while she was sleeping.
The complainant asked the accused what he was doing and he
said he was helping her. The accused continued indecently assaulting his
daughter even during the day when her mother was away.
The matter came to light on March 26 after the complainant
screamed when her father again sneaked into her bedroom. Her mother woke up,
asked why she was screaming and she narrated the ordeal to her. This led to the
man’s arrest.
On another count, the accused is alleged to have told the
complainant that he wanted to test if she was still a virgin and inserted his
finger into her privates, but the complainant did not tell anyone about the
matter. He allegedly repeated this on a number of occasions. Newsday
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