Michael Mashiri
A Glen View man, has appeared in court accused of rape of a 13 year old girl that he initiated a relationship with.
Gilbert Mbavara, 39, of Glen View 2, appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje charged with rape.
The complainant in this matter is a 14-year-old minor.
The court was informed through prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti that, in April 2023 at around 0800 hours, the complainant went to the shops to buy airtime and Mbavara greeted her and gave her a US$1.
After that, she gave him her phone number.
At around 1900 hours Mbavara called her and they met at her gate.
They went to the car park and he promised to give her a new phone.
Mbavara then took her to the back seat of the car and started caressing her.
The State alleges that, the girl told Mbavara to stop what he was doing, but pushed her and went on top of her.
He went between her legs, removed her underwear and had sex without protection and without her consent but she did not tell anyone.
After two weeks Mbavara then called her at around 1800 hours and they met at the gate.
She went with Mbavara to his house where he locked the door and removed his clothes.
It is alleged that he then removed her pants and pushed her on the bed before having sex with her without her consent.
She went home and never told anyone.
On June 5, 2023 at around 1800 hours Mbavara called the complainant and met her at the gate.
He promised to give her US$50 and they went to his house and he locked the door.
He told her that he was going to give her the money after she had satisfied his desires.
At around 2200 hours she then agreed and they had consensual sex without protection.
The complainant then went and slept at the carpark.
At around 0400 hours Mbavara then took her to Goromonzi because she was afraid of her mother.
The case come to light when the complainant came back and told her mother that she had been raped by Mbavara.
On June 7, 2023 the case was reported at ZRP Glen View.
Mbavara who is not in custody was remanded to July 25.
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