By Own Correspondent
A 56-year-old Harare teacher has been arraigned before the court on allegations of raping his 11-year-old student during extra lessons.
Alec Masomera, of Dzivarasekwa appeared before Magistrate Stanford Mambanje on Friday facing rape charges.
He was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody to February 28 for trial commencement and advised to approach the High Court for bail consideration.
Allegations are that in July 2022, Masomera enrolled the minor girl on extra lessons and he allegedly started proposing to her but she turned down the proposal.
On the day of the alleged rɑpe, 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 further rɑped the girl again the following day.
The rɑpe came to light when the girl’s aunt observed a change in her behaviour and questioned her.
She then revealed her ordeal resulting in Masomera’s arrest.
