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George Maponga Masvingo Bureau
A policeman and a prison officer based at Chivi Growth Point have been arrested after they allegedly took turns to be intimate with a 14-year-girl.The two had sex with the minor on separate occasions in return for facilitating that she stops performing community service at Chivi Rural District Council offices for unlawful entry.

Henry Washaya, 27, who is based at Chivi police station, and a Zimbabwe Prison Service officer based at Chivi satellite prison Benson Muderedzwa, 25, have since appeared in court facing charges of indulging in sexual intercourse with a minor.

They were not asked to plead when they appeared before Chivi resident magistrate Francis Mapfumo last Friday.

The two, who were represented by Collins Maboke of Ruvengo and Partners, were remanded in custody to Thursday when they are expected to apply  for bail.

Allegations against the pair are that sometime this month, they separately approached the 14-year-old girl while she was doing community service for unlawful entry at the Chivi Rural District Council offices.

The state alleges that Washaya and Muderedzwa proposed love to the girl and coaxed her into being intimate with them on separate occasions after promising to shield her from completing the community service.

The girl allegedly was intimate with the  accused persons on many occasions and stopped performing the community service at the council offices.

An investigation to establish why the girl was no longer doing her community service allegedly revealed that Washaya and Muderedzwa had told her to stop working in return for sex.

A report was made to police leading to the two’s arrest.

Nixon Chamisa appeared for the state.