A 55-year-old self-proclaimed prophet has been brought before the court for raping a congregant after giving her a prophecy over her fertility issues.
The man from the Chief Nyajina area of Uzumba was brought before the Murewa Magistrates’ Court on rape charges.
The State alleges that sometime in May 2023, the offender gave a prophecy that the complainant who is a fellow congregant would have fertility issues.
He then ordered her to follow him to his place of residence for prayers.
Two weeks later, the complainant went to the accused’s home where she stayed for three days.
On the third day, she was instructed to wake up at midnight for a prayer.
The offender told her that she had an unknown object in her womb and it could only be removed by having sexual intercourse with him.
He threatened her with death if she failed to comply before he raped her.
The matter came to light on February 1, when the offender told the complainant’s husband that the complainant must go back to the offender’s home to finish the prayers.
The complainant told her husband that she was not going back there because the offender once raped her.
He was placed on remand and he will appear in court again on February, 17.
