A 48 year-old security guard at Gutu United Primary School, Constantine Chipira, has appeared at the Gutu Magistrates’ Court facing charges of raping an 8-year-old pupil who is doing grade 1 there.
It is the State’s case that sometime in September at Mpandawana Town, under Chief Gutu, the accused on several occasions raped the complainant whilst on her way from school.
Chipira followed the complainant on her way from school, dragged her into the bush and had sexual intercourse with her, the prosecutor said.. It is said that raping the complainant had become routine to the accused.
Allegations are that Chipira had had sex with the complainant three times on different occasions in September. The matter came to light when the complainant told her mother who then went on to report the case to the Police resulting in the arrest of the accused.
The case was heard by Magistrate Nyasha Vhitorini.