A 47-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo’s Montrose suburb has been
arrested for allegedly sexually abusing his daughter over a 10-year period.
The man who cannot be named to protect the identify of his
daughter allegedly started abusing the child when she was eight years old. He
was arrested last Thursday.
The victim is now 18 years old. Bulawayo acting police
spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube yesterday said the man started abusing
his daughter when she was in Grade Two sometime in 2009.
“We have arrested a 47-year-old man from Montrose suburb in
Bulawayo for allegedly sexually abusing his daughter for 10 years. The suspect
started violating the child when she was in Grade Two in 2009. The suspect
would demand that the minor does sexual acts on him whenever she asked for
pocket money.
“He would allegedly take the child to a secluded place in
their home and abuse the minor. The abuse started with indecent assault
incidents where he would ask the child to suck his nipples while touching her
private parts, among other things. The process occurred for countless times,”
said Insp Ncube.
He said as the child grew older, her father started raping
her.
“When the daughter was in Form Two, he started to rape her.
The rape started when the mother was away; he entered her daughter’s bedroom
and forced himself on her.
“This continued on several occasions since 2015 until
sometime in 2019 when his daughter decided to tell her boyfriend about it. The
boyfriend advised her to tell her mother.
“After her mother was told about the sexual abuse, she told
her pastor who encouraged her to report the matter to the police,” he said.
Insp Ncube said the suspect was arrested on Thursday and is
assisting cops with investigations.
He urged mothers to constantly monitor their children so
that they do not fall prey to paedophiles.
“This is really a painful case. It does not make sense that
a child was sexually abused for 10 years without anyone paying attention to
her. What makes the situation even worse is that she was abused by her father
who we expect should have been in the forefront of protecting his daughter.
“It’s even difficult to say that mothers should not leave
their children with their fathers. But we also want to reiterate that every man
is a potential rapist and females should always be on the guard in their
presence,” said Insp Ncube.
He said when people are sexually violated they should
promptly report the abuse so that they receive medical treatment. Chronicle
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