MAN JAILED TWO YEARS FOR S0DOMY

Last Monday, a Rusape man was sentenced to two years in prison for drugging and then providing housing to another guy before assaulting him s__exually.

After a thorough hearing before Rusape magistrate Ms. Annie Ndiraya, Maxman Rushambwa (46), of the Vengere area, was found guilty of indecent assault.

Rushambwa was given a 24-month jail term by the judge.

Rushambwa rejected the charges against him, telling the court that they were made up by his unidentified political rivals who wanted to see him fail.

According to the public prosecutor, Mr. Marlon Makamba, Rushambwa persuaded his 23-year-old victim and his companion under the pretence that he wanted to join them at a funeral vigil but ended up taking them to a nightclub before driving them home intoxicated.

“On April 30, the complainant was asked by his friend to accompany him to Rushambwa’s house since they wanted to attend a funeral in UVE section of Vengere,” said Mr Makamba.

Upon their arrival at the accused person’s house, Rushambwa told them that they would attend the funeral the following day.

He asked them to accompany him to a night club for a beer binge.

“They later went to back to Rushambwa’s house and continued drinking beer. Rushambwa went to sit on the sofa next to the complainant and put his hand on the complainant’s private parts, but he was stopped.

“Later, the three went to sleep in the accused’s bedroom and Rushambwa slept between the complainant and his friend,” said Mr Makamba.

The court heard that around dawn, the complainant was awakened by Rushambwa who was caressing his body while n__aked.

“The complainant pushed Rushambwa away and jumped from the bed as he asked Rushambwa what was he doing. The complainant’s friend was awakened by the commotion.

“The friend discovered that the complainant’s track bottom had semen all over it and was at knee level. The complainant also had semen on his thighs,” said Mr Makamba.

Mr Makamba further told the court that they were attempts by Rushambwa’s friends to defeat the course of justice by offering the victim US$20 to buy his silence.

“On the same day, the complainant, in the company of his friend, proceeded to the police and filed a report. However, some of Rushambwa’s friends asked the complainant to have an out of court settlement with the accused person and gave him US$20,” said Mr Makamba.

The complainant surrendered the money to the police as an exhibit

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