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Ivan Zhakata
Herald,Correspondent
A 35-year-old man from Seke has been sentenced to an effective 28 years in prison for molesting boys.
The man who is a boy scout trainer in Chief Seke’s area was brought before a Chitungwiza Regional Magistrate facing seven counts of aggravated indecent assault and six counts of contravening the Data Protection Act.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe, the man indecently assaulted boys aged between 10 and 19 and the incidents occurred between January 2022 and January 2024.
The court heard that the man used to train the boys karate and would take advantage of their camping days to molest them.
The NPA said the man would instruct the boys to bath, 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 shared their ordeals and a police report was made leading to his arrest.
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Bongani Ndlovu