Andrew
Conrad Mupesa
Mashonaland West Bureau
A 22-YEAR-OLD Chinhoyi man was recently sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a 12-year-old girl.
Chinhoyi Regional Magistrate, Mr Ignatius Mugova, sentenced Talent Kasukure of Chitambo Section to 15 years in jail, before suspending five years on condition of good behaviour.
The complainant is a 12-year-old girl, who is a primary school pupil.
Prosecutor, Mr Nyasha Sibesha, told the court that on an unknown date in April 2021, Kasukure met the minor at Chinhoyi main rank and proposed love, to which she accepted.
On an unknown date the two had sexual intercourse in a bush by the roadside.
The girl exposed the affair after she girl developed some genital warts.
Kasukure denied ever infecting the complainant with the sexually transmitted disease.
Online Reporter