Vusumuzi Dube
Yolanda Mlilo, Sunday News Reporter
A security guard aged 49 from Hwange was arraigned before the Hwange Magistrates’ Court facing four counts of aggravated indecent assault after he allegedly had forced anal sexual intercourse.
In a statement, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe confirmed the incident.
“On the 10th of August 2024, the accused person offered accommodation to the complainant (17) who had secured a job at his place of work. It is alleged that the next night, while they were both sleeping in the accused person’s bedroom, the accused person sexually assaulted the victim by engaging in non-consensual anal sex.
“The complainant confided in his friend and workmate who advised him to sleep wearing tight-fitting clothes to deter the accused person,” reads the statement.
The accused person is alleged to have continued their predatory behavior, having sexual intercourse with the complainant again on August 13.
“It is further alleged that the accused person also indecently assaulted two more male colleagues (19 and 18) using the same modus on the 15th of August and on the 25th of August, respectively.”
The accused has been remanded in custody to 25 October 2024.
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Bongani Ndlovu