Police Bust Gay Syndicate With Over 1000 Members
This follows the arrest of a 25-year-old man who was in an illicit gay relationship with a Glen Norah teenager.
Police Bust Gay Syndicate With Over 1000 Members
The police in Harare confirmed that they busted a gay syndicate that was operating through a WhatsApp group codenamed “Private Lounge” that had more than 1000 members.
According to Police Spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi, the group members would meet up at various places and houses in Harare to have their intimate sessions.
Commissioner Paul Nyathi said: “We confirm that we have picked up two suspects who have assisted us to unearth a gay and homosexual WhatsApp group with more than 1000 participants who have been meeting at various places and houses in Harare. Investigations are still in progress.”
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This follows the arrest in Highfield, Harare, of a 25-year-old man and a teenager who were having an illicit gay relationship.
The man who resides in the New Canaan section of Highfield and is employed at a local supermarket was having intimate sessions with the teenage boy, a Form Four student at a school in the capital from in Glen Norah B Extension.
Police Bust Gay Syndicate With Over 1000 Members
Investigations revealed that sometime in January 2024, the teenager joined the gay WhatsApp group with more than 1 000 members.
He then introduced himself and indicated that he was looking for a partner. It is alleged that the man who was already a member of the group then contacted him and the two agreed to meet at Machipisa Shopping Centre.
It is said in May, the teenager went to man’s house and the two had some drinks before becoming intimate.
The teenager’s father is said to have discovered some love messages in his son’s cellphone which had been sent by the man and blocked his contact number.
On Monday, October 7, 2024, the man tried to contact the teenager on his mother’s contact number and his father was informed about this development. He then reported the matter to the police, leading to the pair’s arrest.
The man was taken into police custody while the teenager was released into the custody of his parents as investigations continue.
Gay relationships are illegal in Zimbabwe.
