Chief Inspector Cuthbert Gwidi, 47, was not asked to plead
when he appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje, who released him
unconditionally because he was not held in custody pending his appearance in
court.
The State said the 44-year-old complainant was first raped
when Gwidi sent her to his office to collect some documents.
Gwidi allegedly followed her to the office and threatened
her with dismissal, accusing her of being one of the ghost workers without
required qualifications.
The State said he told the woman that he would only
recommend that she stays on the job on condition that she has sex with him.
He allegedly pushed her onto a car seat that was in his
office and raped her.
Further allegations are that he raped her on several other
occasions from up to 2019 when she first made a report.
Gwidi is also appearing with his friend, Mathew Muleya, who
is alleged to have also raped the complainant.
The court heard that in 2018, Gwidi and the complainant,
who is a member of the police band, performed at a fundraising dinner in Harare
where Muleya was a delegate.
After the event, female band members were dismissed and
went home, but Gwidi called the complainant back to the hotel.
Gwidi had allegedly organised for Muleya to have sex with
the complainant for a fee that would be paid to him.
Muleya allegedly raped her twice without protection and
infected her with an STI.
She was treated at Adult Rape Clinic where a medical
affidavit was compiled.
Kennedy Madekutsikwa appeared for the State. H Metro
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