Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Sibongile Msipa-
Marondedze sentenced a 49-year old Bishop
(name withheld) at Church Ways of Salvation
Apostolic to 21 years in prison.

The Bishop was
convicted on three counts of rape and indecent
assault after the court heard that he started
raping his now 19-year-old daughter when she
was 14.

The abuse started after the
child had been raped by a neighbour.

The
Bishop would claim that he was acting on
instructions from God.

Said the magistrate in passing sentence:
“The accused person’s
blameworthiness is very
high due to the fact that he
is the complainant’s
biological father. Accused
person is a danger to the
society and to himself.

People like him should be
taken out of the community
and be jailed for a long time.”

The bishop tried to blame the devil saying he
was not responsible. He will serve 17 years in
prison after the magistrate suspended 4 years
on condition that he does not commit a similar
crime – Chronicle