A “prophet” allegedly lured a fellow villager’s two wives to
his shrine before raping them under the pretext of praying for them to avert
unfortunate events that were to befall them and their husband.
Mumpande, who pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape when
he appeared before Hwange regional magistrate Mrs Dambudzo Malunga on Friday
said through his lawyer Mr Tonderai Mukuku of Marondedze, Mukuku and Partners
Legal Practitioners, that the two women who are in a polygamous marriage
appeared s*x-starved since their husband was away from them for a very long
time and always seduced him to have s*xual intercourse with them.
“Your honour, the complainants’ husband was away in Bulawayo
for a very long time and the two appeared to be s*x-starved and they always
enticed me to have s*xual intercourse with them.
“I could not resist the temptation and hence we agreed with
the complainants to have s*xual intercourse,” said Mumpande.
He claimed that he had s*xual intercourse with the first wife
four times and the first time he gave her a bar of soap and a $5 note. He added
that he did the same to the second wife and after the consensual act he gave
her a black skirt and a $5 note.
“They did not tell their husband when he came home because
the s*xual intercourse was consensual.
“However, the two women decided to lie to their husband that
I had raped them after I told them that I was going back to Bulawayo after
staying with them for several months and they did not want me to leave them alone,”
he said.
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