adminPlaxcedes Hove Court Reporter
A 13 YEAR-OLD girl woke up at night to find a man on top of her while raping her. Owen Masuku, 28, appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Maphios Moyo charged with rape. He was not asked to plead. Prosecuting Mufaro Mageza said Masuku had sexual intercourse with the minor without her consent. The girl had slept at Masuku’s house following a request he made to her brother that she babysits his six year-old son.
“Masuku forced himself on a juvenile whilst she was sleeping and had sexual intercourse with her without her consent,” he said.
The court heard that on June 4 at around 6AM, Masuku went to the juvenile’s place asking that she spends the night at his place with his six year-old son while he was away.
The girl’s brother consented and the minor later went to Masuku’s house and slept with his six year-old son.
At around 10PM, Masuku came back and proceeded to rape her and the three then spent the whole night together. Mageza said the matter came to light when Masuku’s son told neighbours that he had shared the same bed with his father and the girl.
“Masuku’s son told neighbours that he had slept with his father and complainant on the same bed. The neighbours then confronted the complainant who later confessed that she was raped and was taken to hospital leading to Masuku’s arrest,” he said.
Masuku was granted $200 bail and the case continues on June 30.
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