{"id":5253,"date":"2024-10-22T07:12:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=5253"},"modified":"2024-10-22T07:12:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:12:30","slug":"security-guard-faces-multiple-aggravated-indecent-assault-charges-after-targeting-young-men-in-his-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=5253","title":{"rendered":"Security Guard Faces Multiple Aggravated Indecent Assault Charges After Targeting Young Men in His Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/Go6DwqhAmyP8PAm9kKc7TR\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Nkosentsha Khumalo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 49 year old security guard from Hwange in Matabeleland North province was dragged before a magistrates&#8217; court accused of multiple counts of aggravated indecent assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The alleged victims, all young men between the ages of 17 and 19, were offered accommodation at the accused&#8217;s home after securing jobs at his workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Court was told that on August 10th, 2024, the accused person, who was working as a security guard in Hwange, offered accommodation to the 17 year old complainant, who had just secured a job at the same workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accused person invited the complainant to stay at his home, unbeknownst to the complainant that the seemingly generous offer would soon turn into a nightmare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Court revelations are that on the night of August 11th, the accused and the young complainant were sharing the accused&#8217;s bedroom when the accused allegedly engaged in anal sexual intercourse with the complainant, without his consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The complainant, who had no way of knowing that his accommodation offer would lead to such an attack, was left traumatized and violated in a place where he thought he was safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a desperate attempt to deter further attacks, the complainant confided in a friend and fellow colleague about the assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The friend advised the complainant to wear tight fitting clothes to bed, in the hopes that the discomfort would deter the accused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, on the night of August 13th, the accused allegedly assaulted the complainant once again, utterly disregarding the young man&#8217;s bodily autonomy and sense of safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state prosecutor further revealed that the accused&#8217;s alleged crimes did not stop with the 17 year old complainant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two more young men, aged 19 and 18, who also worked with the accused, were allegedly assaulted in the same manner on August 15th and August 25th, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accused person has been trialed in court for being a predator who targeted vulnerable young men in his workplace and took advantage of his position of authority to perpetrate sexual violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In light of the multiple allegations against him, the accused appeared before the magistrate&#8217;s court and was remanded in custody to the 25th of October 2024 for the continuation of trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News \u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nkosentsha Khumalo A 49 year old security guard from Hwange in Matabeleland North province was dragged before a magistrates&#8217; court accused of multiple counts of aggravated indecent assault. 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