A PROPHET who claimed to a married woman that she was tormented by evil spirits and needed to be cleansed appeared before a Bulawayo regional magistrate for allegedly raping her and impregnating her.
Casper Moyo (35) appeared before magistrate Dambudzo Malunga and pleaded not guilty to the charge. He was remanded in custody to 12 June for trial.
Moyo lives in Bulawayo’s Emganwini suburb and is married. Sometime last year in June at a date not known by the prosecutor during prophecy time at Zion Church Nketa branch Moyo prophesied to the 25-year-old woman and revealed to her she was tormented by evil spirits.
It is said after that he told her that he had to go to her home and cleanse her and her home with holy water.
On the following day at around 8pm Moyo went to the woman’s place and upon arrival he told her that he wanted to cleanse her and her home so as to cast out evil spirits, the court heard.
It is alleged the woman refused. Moyo left for his home. However, on the following day he returned at around 8.30pm and told her that she would die if she refused to be cleansed. Upon hearing that she agreed.
Moyo asked for a bucketful of water and he prayed before he asked her to take the bucket a few metres from where he was to bathe, the court heard.
She stripped naked and bathed and while she was wearing her clothes, Moyo dashed at her and grabbed her from behind then asked to have sex with her.
