A pastor has been sentenced to spend long years in a prison cell after being found out to have committed a really grievous crime.
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Onbert Mapfumo, a 39-year-old Zimbabwean cleric at the Harare-based "His Grace Ministries", has been jailed 28 years for r*pe.
According to Bulawayo24, Mapfumo made headlines when he admitted to r*pe in a live radio programme.
After his conviction by Harare magistrate, Hoseah Mujaya, Mapfumo will for the next 22 years rue the day he swayed from the altar and opted to take advantage of one of his flock by r*ping her twice.
Mapfumo was initially jailed for 28 years on both counts of r*pe before Mr Mujaya suspended six years on condition he does not commit a similar offence.
Mr Mujaya also jailed a 48-year-old Harare man, Maushe Musoseri for 18 years for r*ping a 7-year-old girl in Mbare on the 30th of April, 2017.
Musosei was facing two counts of r*ping two minor children in a ZESA metre room at block 14B, Matapi fats before giving them a dollar each and warning them against disclosing the incident to anyone.
State Prosecutor George Manonokore however successfully proved one count of r*pe.
Musoseri will spend the next 15 years in jail after initially being jailed for 18 years before the suspension of 3 years.