A TEACHER at Premier High School in Bulawayo has been
sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a 12-year-old pupil that he was
coaching English extra lessons.
Shadreck Kantsholo (47) from Pumula South suburb raped the
minor at her home. Kantsholo pleaded not guilty to a rape charge before Western
Commonage magistrate Ms Sibongile Marondedze who convicted him due to
overwhelming evidence.
The magistrate sentenced Kantsholo to 15 years in prison
and suspended five years on condition that he does not commit a similar offence
within the next three years.
Kantsholo said: “I’m so shocked that I’m being charged with
rape of all things imaginable! When the police came to arrest me, I thought
it’s for some relish that I didn’t pay for. I never raped the girl; I just went
to their home to teach her English.”
For the State, Ms Samantha Gubede said the teacher
committed the crime on September 22 at around 1PM.
“While the complainant’s parents had gone to church, during
an English lesson, the accused person went behind the minor, stretched his arms
and fondled her breasts and pressed her against a table,” she said.
The court heard that he undressed and ordered the minor to
take off her clothes. He raped her but stopped after noticing that the door was
open.
Ms Gubede said when the teacher was about to rape her
again, the minor bolted through the front door and alerted neighbours who came
to her rescue.
The minor was referred to Mpilo Central Hospital for
examination. The complainant’s father reported the matter to the police
leading to Kantsholo’s arrest. Chronicle
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