Zimbabwe: 12 Years for Sodomy

23 November 2011

A Harare man who sodomised a nine-year-old boy has been slapped with an effective 12-year jail term. Tapiwa Mutevera (20) of Crowborough in Harare who pleaded not guilty was convicted of aggravated indecent assault after a full trial.

Acting regional magistrate Ms Estelle Chivasa sentenced Mutevera to 15 years behind bars before suspending three years of the jail term for five years on condition that he does not commit a similar crime of indecent nature.

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