Nude Nun Pictures: Dodgy Journalist Sentenced
12 November 2015
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Slapped...Mike Chimutanda
Nabbed…Mike Chimutanda

 
A Marondera man who impersonated a B-Metro reporter to extort $1 200 from a Catholic nun in Gweru has been ordered to perform 270 hours of community service at a primary school in his home town.
A warrant of arrest against Mike Chimutanda issued last Friday was cancelled after he appeared at the Gweru Magistrates’ Court later that day and said he had been late as his vehicle had broken down.
Chimutanda told Sister Concilia Jangara, the headmistress of Gweru’s Regina Mundi Girls’ High School, that he had indecent pictures of her.
He demanded $1 208 from the Roman Catholic Church nun to stop publication of the photos in B-Metro after lying that he worked for it. Chimutanda’s wife has since repaid the money. Gweru magistrate Musaiwona Shotgame yesterday handed Chimutanda a wholly suspended 15 months jail term on two conditions; that he performs 270 hours of community service at Nyaguvi Primary School in Marondera and does not commit a similar crime within the next five years.
“This was a well-planned offence considering you were hiding your identity and I can safely say you committed this crime out of greed than need because you are self-employed and have enough valuable assets,” Shotgame said.
“However, the court considers that you are a first offender and that you deserve a chance out of prison. I hereby give you a wholly suspended sentence of 15 months.”
Nine months were suspended on condition that he performs 270 hours of community service from November 15 and the other six months were suspended on condition that he does not commit a similar offence within five years.
Chimutanda, who was representing himself, had pleaded not guilty and was out of custody on $100 bail. The court heard he somehow opened a CABS account in the name of one Showan Ndlovu.
During his trial, detectives told the court Ndlovu and his given national identity card number did not exist on the national registrar’s records. His accomplice, Tenias Mapfune, was also said to be fictitious.
Initially, Chimutanda was charged with extortion together with Tsitsi Kahari, a CABS Textacash agent. Kahari then turned State witness.
Chimutanda asked Sister Jangara to deposit the money into the non-existent Ndlovu’s account and he found a way to transfer it to Kahari’s account, from which it was withdrawn, the court heard.
In defence, Chimutanda said: “I was expecting money from Mapfune and asked for the ATM card. I paid back the money to show that I didn’t intend to con the complainant. I’m popular in Marondera, I’m a music promoter and wouldn’t do this.”

4 Replies to “Nude Nun Pictures: Dodgy Journalist Sentenced”

  1. Shotgame was bribed. This nun was going to be “extorted” till she died. From her fears it shows she had taken naked picture or someone had done that for her. Why would she need nude pics of herself or anybody else in the first place?

  2. You could be right but maybe she paid out of fear of the unknown. People go to great lengths these days to obtain naked pictures of their target. The point by Kizito that she has made Regina Mundi one of the best school is neither here nor there, she can be good at her job and still be naughty in the dark. We would not then condone that behavior simply because of her achievements elsewhere.
    But I personally think she was blackmailed and probably did not know what weapons the blackmailer held. But then vamwe vanoti kuvhunduka chati kwatara blah blah. Then again once a picture is out in the public domain however it was obtained it will be hard to convince anyone as to its origins.

  3. Common sense says she has to pay.If she didn’t it was going to throw the school into disrepute.These days people can play with computers and show you your best friend in bed with your wife.The damage will be done and you can not tell the people its lies.The fact that she pursued justice shows there is nothing you want to suspect.Moreover you seem not to know Regina Mundi.Sr Jangara has made Regina Mundi one of the top 5 schools in Zimbabwe, and the best Girls schools in Southern Africa.Check statistics.So your critical analysis of Sr is based on no knowledge whatsoever about Regina Mundi and person in question

  4. Why did sister Jangara pay? Pane imwe nyaya apa. Would one send one’s daughter to be under such a head?

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