Scout trainer gets 28 years for molesting boys

A 35-year-old man who is a boy scout trainer in Chief Seke area was brought before a Chitungwiza Regional Magistrate facing seven counts of aggravated indecent  assault and six counts of contravening the Data Protection Act.

The accused person indecently assaulted boys aged between 10 and 19. The incidents occurred between January 2022 and January 2024. The accused person used to train the boys karate and would take advantage of their camp days.

He would instruct them to thoroughly wash themselves, after which he would show them pornographic material on his laptop before indecently assaulting them.

The matter came to light when one of the complainants narrated his ordeal to his parents and they alerted other parents via their WhatsApp group. Upon inquiries, the other complainants also disclosed their ordeals.

He was sentenced to a total of 28 years imprisonment effective.

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