Zimbabwe: Pastor Allegedly Rapes Daughter

Harare
A CHURCH of Christ pastor based at Sadza Growth Point in Chikomba District has left members of his local community and parishioners dumbfounded after he allegedly raped his 19-year-old daughter on the pretext of testing her virginity.
The pastor was arrested on February 17 this year after the rape was reported to the police.

Allegations are that the pastor accused his 19-year-old daughter of promiscuity and demanded to know whether she was still a virgin.

He ordered her to undress in his presence while everyone else at his residence was away. When the teenager took off her clothes, he allegedly raped her. He also physically molested her by touching her breasts and buttocks.

He repeated the act before the daughter ran away to stay with her aunt at Mpatsi, several kilometres from the growth point.

After following her at the aunt's home, the pastor asked the daughter to escort him out of the homestead. He once again accused the girl of seeing other men in Mpatsi.
He then tripped the girl before raping her again. She made a report to her aunt but the aunt could not believe her story.
The father came back and while leaving the homestead he asked the daughter to escort him. She alerted her aunt whom she asked to follow at a distance.

The father repeated his usual antics and raped his daughter. The aunt caught him red-handed leading to the police report and subsequent arrest.

The pastor, who has since appeared at the Chivhu Magistrates' Court, has pleaded guilty to some of the charges and is out of custody on $50 000 bail. His case was referred to the Chitungwiza Magistrates' Courts and a trial date has not yet been set.

The pastor's 17-year-old son is also facing attempted rape charges after he tried to force himself on a 15-year-old girl from the same area.