A MAN, who lured an underage schoolgirl to have sexual intercourse with him after giving her US$2, has been jailed for the offence. Osca Chaturuka (22), of Chihwai Village under Chief Tandi, was convicted of the offence by Rusape magistrate Tendai Mahwe, who sentenced him to 12 months’ imprisonment. Four months were suspended on condition of good behaviour.
Prosecutor Faith Mutukwa told the court the offence came to light after the victim’s father picked up the information that the convict was sleeping with young girls, including his daughter. “The accused person and the complainant are not related but are local persons. “On the unknown date to the prosecutor but during the month of December 2025, at around 4 pm and at Chihwai village, Chief Tandi, the accused person met the complainant who was on her way to a local homestead in the same village.
“The accused person offered the complainant U$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.
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“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. “Complainant revealed the matter to her father and a report was made leading to the arrest of the accused person,” said Mutukwa. In an unrelated case, Jona Nyoni, 24, was sentenced to serve a one-year prison sentence after he was convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl from Mafirakurewa Village, under Chief Makoni.
Rusape magistrate Tendai Mahwe sentenced him to 18 months in jail and set aside six months on condition of good behaviour for the next five years. Prosecutor Faith Mutukwa told the court that Nyoni would make the girl lie to his father that she was attending extra lessons at school yet she was going to his home where he would abuse her.
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