Chronicle (Zimbabwe)

Pastor ‘rapes’ maid, forces her to abort

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number 5402 Mkoba 15, was arraigned before Gweru Magistrate Mildred Matuvi charged with rape. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded out of custody to April 20 on $50 bail.

Details of how Guyo also impregnate­d two other female congregant­s and forced them to abort the pregnancie­s emerged in court when the complainan­t testified.

“Your worship, I lived with this man as his maid last year. He raped me twice on different occasions and l got pregnant. When I told him that I was pregnant he got angry and ordered me to abort the pregnancy and I vehemently refused. One day he took me to Population Services Clinic in Mkoba 13 together with other church leaders. When we got to the clinic, I was given a pill by a staffer at the clinic and she later told me it was an abortion pill,” said the complainan­t.

The complainan­t told the court that she was encouraged to report the case by two women from the church who also suffered the same fate.

“I disclosed the matter to my two church colleagues as I was seeking help. They told me that they were also impregnate­d by the prophet and he also forced them to terminate the pregnancie­s. We then decided that l should report the matter to put a stop to women and girl abuse by the so called prophet,” said the complainan­t.

In his defence, Guyo told the court that he never raped the complainan­t because she was his girlfriend.

Miss Gracious Rongai prosecuted.

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