BY STAFF REPORTER
A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping a 17-year-old girl who was seeking a job in Bulawayo.
The man was arraigned before the Western Commonage Magistrates’ Court on three counts of rape.
According to court records, the girl had sent a message on a Whatsapp group in March seeking a job.
She received a response from the accused person, who claimed that his grandmother in Cowdray Park needed a house helper.
The girl traveled from Plumtree to Bulawayo on May 5, where she met the accused person and his two friends.
The accused person took the girl to a beer garden and then to his residence in Mpopoma, promising to take her to Cowdray Park the next morning.
However, he raped her twice that night and once in the morning.
The matter came to light when the girl reported the incident to the police, leading to the accused person’s arrest and subsequent conviction.