I Had Sex with Headmaster in his Office, Minor Speaks
19 February 2016
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SUSPENDED Hartzell High School head, Shorwi Kawadza, had a love affair with the orphaned minor he allegedly sexually abused and infected with a serious sexually transmitted disease, the investigation officer told the court. Sergeant Itai Chandata of Penhalonga Police Station, said this when Kawadza was finally arraigned before Mutare Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday as trial proceeding in the case kicked off.
The two doctors who treated the minor at Old Mutare Mission Hospital, Drs Panganai Mutsaa and Tendai Paul Manyeza, also testified before Mutare magistrate, Mr Langton Mkwengi on Tuesday, while the investigating officer testified on Wednesday.
Kawadza was in the dock as the first accused, while acting Fairfield Home administrator, Cecilia Thobani, who allegedly assisted Kawadza in committing the crime, was the second accused.
Kawadza was represented by Mr Victor Chinzamba of Mugadza, Chinzamba and Partners, while Thobani was represented by Mr Ranga Muhloro-Mubata of Mubata, Chigadza and Associates.
It was a sorry sight when the minor who was seated next to an unidentified lady and Thobani on Tuesday morning sobbed bitterly just outside the courtroom before being calmed by the pair.
The matter was adjourned to March 15 for continuation of trail. However, the court heard that Sergeant Chandata received a tip-off to the effect that the person who actually had a sexual relationship with the minor and infected her with a sexually transmitted disease was Kawadza.
“I received a tip-off that the person who had actually had a sexual relationship with the minor and infected her with a sexually transmitted disease is Kawadza. “I proceeded to Murwira Children’s Home in Marange the next day in the company of other two police officers – Constable Chizaza and Sergeant Taruva – where I met the minor in the presence of the matron at the children’s home.
“During that interview done in the presence of Matron Mugugu and the two officers, the minor informed me that Kawadza called her to his office and congratulated her for having had secured a place at the school albeit having poor results.
“She revealed to me that she would call her and give her briefings about the state of the school. At that time she had lost count of how many times she had been called to the headmaster’s office. She revealed to me that he made a love proposal, which she accepted.
“From July 2013 to January 2014, they had an affair, but never slept together. She then revealed to me that they started having sexual intercourse in January 2014 with the minor’s consent.
“She said they did it in the headmaster’s office. After the sex orgies, she said she would be given gifts like chocolates. She also told me that they would sleep together at the Guest House at the Fairfield Children’s Home.
“She also told me that accused two (Thobani) would call her to her office and ordered her to go and see accused one (Kawadza) at the guest house.
“She told me that in September 2015 she contracted an STI which she said was a result of the sexual intercourses she had with Kawadza. She said she told the matron about the STI and was referred to the hospital for treatment where she said was treated by Dr Mutsaa,” said the investigating officer.
The defence counsel objected, arguing that the investigating officer should narrate her findings after investigations and not reproduce the account of the complainant, which she would also narrate herself to the court.
The objection was overruled. Sgt Chandata went on to tell the court that the minor told her that there was recurrence of the infection. “The infection recurred for the third time and Dr Mutsaa and Dr Manyeza complained about it as they brought the matter to the attention of the second accused (Thobani). Following that a report was made to ZRP Penhalonga.
“She also told me that the day before she was taken to police she was summoned to the headmaster’s office. A Form Four student was sent to call her from class. She was excused from Mrs Mudonhi’s lesson and upon arrival at the headmaster’s office he was alone. She said he gave her $40.
“She said he told him never to reveal his name in this case, but instead should implicate her teacher identified as Mr William Mukwindidza. However, she highlighted to me that Mr Mukwindidza was not even her teacher. When she got back to the home, she said she was also told by accused two (Thobani) that she should never mention the headmaster, but Mr Mukwindidza as the perpetrator.
“Having that information I went on to verify some facts that I could and went on to arrest Kawadza and Thobani,” she said.
Earlier on, Dr Mutsaa and Dr Manyeza had told the court that they treated the minor with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID). Dr Mutsaa said the minor had told him that he had had slept with an unnamed teacher at the school twice in his office.
When Dr Manyeza latter attended to the child, he said the minor had told her that she had slept with her boyfriend from Manica Bridge or Pafiwa area at the school grounds twice.
Dr Manyeza, however, said the next time that he attended to the minor she was more confident and volunteered more information and that is when she confided in him that she had slept with a teacher at the school in his office twice.
At the time the court adjourned, the defence counsel was cross-examining the investigation officer labouring to prove that the minor could not be trusted as she pointed out several individuals as perpetrators of the crime. Manica Post