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Man Jailed Five Years For "Marrying" A 16-Year-Old Girl

9 months agoSat, 06 Apr 2024 09:47:20 GMT
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Man Jailed Five Years For "Marrying" A 16-Year-Old Girl

The Mutare Magistrates’ Court recently convicted and sentenced to four years in prison a 35-year-old man from Penhalonga for engaging in sexual intercourse with a minor.

According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), in December 2023, the accused person initiated a romantic relationship with the complainant, a 16-year-old.

The complainant accepted the accused’s love proposal, and as a gesture of their relationship, the accused gifted the young person a cellphone on February 1, 2024, facilitating communication between them.

The accused and the complainant arranged to meet in the privacy of the complainant’s bedroom. There, they engaged in unprotected sexual activity. A few days later, they had a second sexual encounter. However, their actions did not go unnoticed.

When the complainant’s mother noticed that the accused was having sexual relations with her daughter, she reported the matter to the Police.

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On March 9, 2024, the complainant eloped to the accused person’s residence, where they began living together as if married.

The Mutare Magistrates’ Court found the accused guilty of violating the law by having sexual relations with a minor.

As a consequence, he received a four-year prison sentence. However, one year of the sentence was suspended for five years, subject to good behaviour.

The NPA emphasized that it is a criminal offence to engage in sexual relations with a young person under the age of eighteen, regardless of their gender.

Under Zimbabwe’s new Marriage Act, all marriages are entered into between men and women above 18 years of age. Facilitating marriage of children under 18 years is now considered a criminal offence.

The minimum age of marriage for both girls and boys is 18 years. It is a substantial crime to marry off a child, and anyone involved in such actions will be prosecuted.

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31 Comments

litso · 9 months ago
ma1
Xxxxxx · 9 months ago
My dear friends and relatives let children be children they are so many lonely women to do such actions with not to a child the results is just simple no two ways about it you have got go to jail for your actions no under 18 is no under 18
gava · 9 months ago
batai nharadada dzisinganyari mukande mukati makore iwayo mashoma ngavaite ma 15 years pa nhubu dzinokanganisa vana at tender age Kuda kupa vana zvirwere
Bhomora Zvekuti · 9 months ago
🤣🤣🤣 Ayas saka that 35 year-old ayito kwata ma 22 year old girls. Inga kune ma 19 year olds futi ma bhebhi hobho
Sir EEZY · 9 months ago
Haa guys pafeya chaipo @16 anonga ava mukadzi wekuroora nekuti ukarambidza mwana wako kuti aroorwe nemudikani wake ka maone.Anotozoguma rave Jockey chairo mazamu akuita kunge mapatapata Kangol chaiyo kurembedzwa neboys redombo.Uyu aritori nani zvake akatombotengerwa mbozha runhare kkkkkk moms yacho inenge yakangoomeserawo mudhoni wayo apa manje akatomboinzwa **** hake ichatopinda busy worse moms iyi mwana ratova jjockey.Plus guys 35 mungati ratova dhara zvekudaro here
**"* · 9 months ago
Most of these girls are engaging in ****ual activities b4 the age of 16, they are maturing very fast and by the time a girl starts growing breasts her body is already being excited ****ually by the developments and at 16 most of these girls are engaging in **** and some become mothers even b4 16 years, this is due to the economic hardships being faced by most families in both rural, farming and urban communities, if all was well and families affording to the girl child, this situation could be reversed. Most of these young girls are now engaging in early ****ual activities because they quickly mature and are from poor families.
aldyz · 9 months ago
kovokwamara nge vanofana kufira mujeri kaaa nokuti vaniwana ma13 years
AAA · 9 months ago
kids these days
TTT · 9 months ago
Kaka putitswa,,muface aka zipirwa.
Scud · 9 months ago
Scud you are our commentator of the week. Anyone siding with me
🤔 · 9 months ago
ukaona atizira aenda hake siya bcoz zvinoreva kut bota raane nguva richinomboriwa.vawirirana havo ngavapfaurane chakaipa kubata chibharo kwete zvekuti vanhu vanenge vachiitana babe harder babe harder oh God I'm coming imi moda kuenda ku police muchazoona later kut apa hapana zvamakaita.
Chibaba · 9 months ago
True ipapo mwana vawo haachasiyi zvevakomana akatoraira gapu rechembere
Scud · 9 months ago
Mutemo were under age was proposed ne mbuya dzeZanu dzakazara muParamende, out of jealous nekuti ivo havachawonekwi nekuti vapera muto
☝️ · 9 months ago
scud iwewe uri genius wataura point apa!
Chibaba · 9 months ago
Guys mwana musikana paanozosvika 18 years anenge atoneta kurara nevakomana potse potse madhara futi atori nemhuri dzawo
@ · 9 months ago
I side you Chibaba
baba jukwa · 9 months ago
dzokera ku old app @wuto l think the old one was nice and smart
PhD · 9 months ago
in all honesty 16 years mukadzi anenge akura zvake. zve 18 mitemo yatakubatira pamusoro in most African customs girls are married off at 16 manje who is going to take care of her or her child while her husband is jailed
@Phd · 9 months ago
law is stubborn haiite zvaunoda iwe...iwe ndiwe unoteedzera zvinodiwa saka zvaukutaura ndezve****
@anonymous · 9 months ago
ukutaur zvinh zvir unknown
me · 9 months ago
mazuvano kucheka binzi Koda kutanga wanyatso verifaya age unokandwa mukati
Hwesa · 9 months ago
unenge vari pihwa nani birth racho
Anonymous · 9 months ago
zvakaoma hazvo, rudo rwaivapo
Anonymous · 9 months ago
Guys dnt be linient to these guys,this guy hs disturbed this young girl for the rest of her life.this is statutory rape,5 years is small,it should hv a minimum of 10 yrs this thing ,it's very hard to raise a child to this age and she is just disturbed by this ****,after having spent a lot of money taking care of this child ,education wise,it's a pain to parents
faraiplumber@gmail.com · 9 months ago
Arora arinani vana vari kutambiswa kunze uko ukawana form one iri mandara mutye
@Anonymous · 9 months ago
Chirungu chinoda kutanga madsidzira kwete kutanga nekungotaura
Revoke · 9 months ago
Revoke

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