Michael Mashiri
A minor who was having love relationship with her boyfriend has landed him in court after her father realised she was pregnant for him.
Kenneth Chihwai, 25, of Budiriro, Cabs was before magistrate Stanford Mambanje at the Harare Magistrates' Court charged with rape.
The complainant in this matter is a juvenile aged 15 years.
The State alleges that in April 2023, the complainant met Chihwai near Gazaland Industrial area and parked his car beside her.
The complainant was on her way to the filling station to buy gas.
Chihwai gave her a lift, but he told her he was going to finish his task first and then would then take her to the filling station later.
He then drove along High Glen Road and exchanged phone numbers with the complainant whom he later dropped at High Glen round about and she went home.
In the evening, Chihwai phoned her saying he wanted to verify if she had given him the correct phone number.
From then, the two started chatting and that is when he proposed love to her and she accepted.
In the same month, he called the complainant and asked her to accompany him to Current Shops.
She agreed and Chihwai drove to Cabs area.
He told the complainant that he wanted to see if she was a virgin, but she told him that she was still a virgin.
He then insisted that he wanted to do physical check.
He then stopped the car near the fields and told her that he wanted to test using his finger, but she refused.
He told her that the only option that was left was to have sex with her.
He went on to take off his clothes and went close to the complainant.
Chihwai pulled her skirt upwards and forced himself between her legs and had sex with her without protection without her consent.
He then told her that he had gained power to accompany her to her place of residence.
On their way, she told him that she was afraid to go home and he told her that she would tell them that she was at a friend’s place.
Chihwai and the complainant continued seeing each and chatting on the phone.
The State, also alleges that in May 2023, Chihwai visited the complainant and asked her to accompany him to buy groceries
Chikwai drove to Palm View to his uncles’ place and took her into a room with a desk, chair and some blankets that were folded at the corner of the room.
She sat down and told Chihwai who was spreading blankets that she was not comfortable with spending a night with him there and he said he was not going to force her like he did the previous time.
The complainant told him that she was not ready.
After Chihwai had finished spreading the blankets, he lifted the complainant to the blankets, removed her trousers and pant and he forced himself between the complainant’s legs, she tried to push him away but was overpowered.
Chihwai had unprotected sex with her without her consent.
After that, Chihwai drove and dropped her at Chitubu Shops.
The matter came to light on June 25, 2023, when the complainant’s father saw her with Chihwai and was asked about the relationship with him and she narrated the ordeal which prompted them to do a pregnancy test which tested positive.
On June 25, 2023, the complainant filed a report and investigations were carried out, leading to Chihwai's arrest.
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