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Lovemore Kadzura
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THREE men were last week sentenced to custodial terms for sexually abusing juveniles, following overwhelming evidence presented during their trials at Rusape Magristrates’ Court.
Oscar Chaturuka (22) was sentenced to 12 months, with four months suspended, for sexually abusing an underage girl, which he enticed with US$2.
Rusape magistrate Mr Tendai Mahwe presided over the criminal cases.
Prosecutor Ms Faith Mutukwa told the court the offence came to light after the victim’s father picked up information that the convict was having sexual relations with young girls, including his daughter.
“The accused person offered the complainant US$2 and asked her for sex. The complainant took the money and agreed to have sexual intercourse with the accused person. The complainant did not reveal the matter to anyone. The matter came to light in January 2026 when the complainant’s father heard through rumours that the accused person had sexual intercourse with the complainant as well as another juvenile,” said Ms Mutukwa.
In another case, Jona Nyoni (24) was sentenced to serve one year in jail after being convicted of sleeping with a 15-year-old girl. He was initially jailed for 18 months, with six months suspended on condition of good behaviour.
Ms Mutukwa told the court that Nyoni would make the girl lie to her father that she was attending extra lessons at school, when in fact she was going to his home where he would abuse her.
“The complainant’s father grew suspicious and followed the complainant to the school, discovering that she had lied about attending extra lessons. She later returned home, and her father questioned her about where she had spent the day. The complainant revealed the matter to her father, who reported the case to the police, leading to Nyoni’s arrest,” she told the court.
Another offender, Claudius Muchaka (35), was jailed for two years by Mr Mahwe for impregnating a 16-year-old juvenile who lives on the same farm as him.
“Muchaka is the complainant’s boyfriend. Sometime in early January 2026, the accused person told the complainant to meet him at a bushy area on the farm, and she went there. He then had unprotected consensual sexual intercourse with the complainant. The complainant missed her monthly period for February 2026 and decided to tell her mother on 1 March 2026. The complainant’s mother then escorted her to the police to file a report,” said Ms Mutukwa.
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