A 56-year-old Harare teacher has been remanded in custody pending trial for allegedly raping his 11-year-old learner during extra lessons.
The teacher, Alec Masomera, who is from Dzivarasekwa appeared in court on Friday facing rape charges. Masomera was not asked to plead when he appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje.
He was remanded in custody to February 28 for trial commencement and advised to approach the High Court for bail consideration.
What happened:
The state alleged that in July 2022, Masomera enrolled the minor girl for extra lessons and he allegedly started proposing to her but she turned done the proposal.
On the day of the alleged rape, the girl went back home after extra lessons, and her grandmother told her to go back to Masomera so he could help her with homework.
When she went back Masomera allegedly got into his bedroom and summoned the girl and told her to sit on his bed before he raped her.
Masomera raped the girl again the following day. The rape came to light when the girl’s aunt observed a change in her behaviour and questioned her.
She then revealed her rape ordeal resulting in Masomera’s arrest.
