Zimbabwe News Online: Gweru man arrested for fondling a minor's private parts

Gweru man arrested for fondling a minor's private parts
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Chronicle on 08 September, 2010 03:44:00
 
Mr Sithembinkosi Msipa was told this during the appearance of Albert Maruva (35)
of Mimosa Road, Daylesford suburb in Gweru, who is facing charges of aggravated
indecent assault.Maruva pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded to 17
September on $30 bail.
For the State, Ms Nomanguni Mabasa said on an unknown date but during the month
of June this year and at a house in Daylesford, Maruva met a six-year-old
juvenile who was passing by on her way to play with her friends from the
neighbourhood.
Ms Mabasa said the accused grabbed the juvenile by hand and told her that he
wanted to give her some sweets inside the house. The court heard that the
juvenile complied and the accused led her to the house into his bedroom.
Ms Mabasa said while in the bedroom, the accused went on to undress the juvenile
and started kissing her private parts before he inserted his finger into the
juvenile’s private parts.
She said the minor then complained that she was irritated by the accused’s act
after which he allegedly gave her some sweets and told her not to tell anyone so
that she could continue to come and collect more sweets.
The court heard that the girl later reported the matter to an older playmate who
later reported the matter to the girl’s mother. Ms Mabasa said it was later
discovered during a discussion involving parents of the children in the
neighbourhood that the accused had also earlier committed the same crime on
another minor in the same neighbourhood, also aged six. The matter was reported
to the police leading to the arrest of the accused.