A PASTOR at Kingdom Fellowship Church who impregnated a 15-year-old girl after making her believe he was testing her virginity has been sentenced to two years in prison.
Elisha Persuade Nhando (40) admitted to impregnating the minor when he appeared before a Harare magistrate. He claimed they were lovers. Nhando yesterday pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with a minor.
Mr Tendai Mahwe sentenced him to three years in prison before setting aside one year on condition of good behaviour. In passing sentence, Mr Mahwe said cases of pastors abusing their duties were rampant hence the need to pass a deterrent sentence.
“Accused person you took advantage of the minor who looked up to you as a father-figure and abused her. Cases of pastors raping or abusing women and children are on the increase hence a clear message needs to be sent out there so as to deter offenders.
“Also you are a married man and your actions show that you only wanted to use the minor. After all, why did you take her from her parent’s house on the guise that as a pastor you wanted to take care of her. This is wickedness,” he said.
In his mitigation, Nhando pleaded for the court’s leniency arguing that he was in love with the minor thinking she was 17-years-old. In Zimbabwe, the age of sexual consent is 16. Pastor Nhando adopted the minor in October last year.
In January this year, the man of cloth proposed love to the minor and she accepted the proposal.
The following day Pastor Nhando took advantage of his wife’s absence and went to the sitting room where the complainant was watching television.
He told the girl he wanted to check if she was still a virgin. Pastor Nhando said the only way to do so was by inserting his manhood into the girl’s privates. He then slept with the minor and warned her not to tell anyone.
The pastor slept with the girl on several occasions thereafter leading to her pregnancy. The girl’s mother reported the matter to the police leading to Nhando’s arrest. The girl is now four months pregnant.
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I still ask the question, who is being sentenced here? Who’s going to suffer more among the pastor, the girl and the unborn baby whilst still in the mother’s womb, and after its born. I submit to rank the suffering profile as follows: 1. Worst sufferer is the baby, before and after birth. She must endure another 5 months inside the womb of a stressed out single mom whose source of livelihood has been incaserated by an unjust legal system. This same system has made the baby’s arrival sadly, unwelcome. There’s not going to be any preparations for its coming….. No towels, clothes, diapers, soaps, lotions and no makorokoto . All this because of a horrible and a grossly intolerant and hedenic justice system. 2. The mother’s trauma has escaped the mind of this magistrate. I heard that kubereka kunorwadza from my mom, there’s which makes it the truth. Can you imagine the horror of a 15 year old going through this alone? Can you? All this because the magistrate has an axe to grind? She consented to sex didn’t she? She loved the pastor and could have gladly become wife number two. Our culture allows that. How many zimbos were issued out of such unions? Ini nditorimo mazviri. 3. The man is probably wondering why he had been voting for this unjust constitution. Talking about males, not one of us will resist the full blooming splendour of a 15 year old, unless she’s your daughter or close relative. Munonyepa varume imimi. This man will miss the most intricate moment of the birth of his child. How sad. How sad. Nhai magistrate, who have you sacrificed here????