Woman has sex with step dad to evade deadly evil s...

Woman has sex with step dad to evade deadly evil spirits

Michael Mashiri

Zim Now Correspondent

A woman from Arcadia, says she had sex with her stepfather because he had convinced her that it was the way to get protection from evil spirits sent by her biological father's relatives.

The stepfather Luckson Moyo, 54, appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts, facing rape allegations.

The complainant in this matter is a 25-year-old woman.

The State alleges that sometime in 2016, the complainant started living with her mother and Moyo.

It is alleged that Moyo told the complainant that he was told by a spiritualist “madzimai” that there were some evil spirits which were being sent by her father’s relatives meant to kill her and he was given water for her to bath with. There was also a condition that he was supposed to have sex with her to ward off the evil spirits.

In 2017, it is alleged that the complainant went to sleep in the car after being paid to guard it.

The court heard that Moyo followed her there and showed her messages from the spiritualist which said her life was in danger because of the spirits and had a few days to live unless she agreed to have sex with Moyo.

Because of fear, the complainant agreed and they had unprotected sex. This allegedly continued on several occasions whenever they would have a chance.

The complainant did not tell her mother, as she was afraid she would not believe her as she sometimes let Moyo sleep in the complainant’s bedroom, pretending to be conducting prayers with her.

The matter was unearthed when the complainant saw the phone Moyo used to send messages to her and she discovered that the issue of the spiritualist was fake.

That is when she told her friend who advised her to run away from home and go to her father’s relatives.

She later filed a police report, leading to Moyo’s arrest.