A 26-year-old man was arraigned before the Western Commonage Magistrates’ Court in Bulawayo on three counts of rape.
The case involved a 17-year-old girl who had posted a message in a WhatsApp group in March 2024, seeking employment.
The court heard that on May 1, 2024, the accused contacted the girl, claiming his grandmother in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, needed a house helper. 
The girl travelled from Plumtree to Bulawayo on May 5, 2024, where she met the accused and his two friends. 
They first went to a beer garden before heading to the accused’s residence in Mpopoma. He promised to take her to Cowdray Park the next morning.
That night, the accused entered the room where the girl was sleeping, forcibly removed her clothes, and raped her twice.
He raped her again in the morning. The incident came to light when the girl reported it to the police, leading to the arrest of the accused.
The court convicted the accused and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.
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A 26-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping a 17-year-old girl who was looking for a job. The man pretended to offer her a job as a house helper but ended up raping her three times. The girl reported the incident to the police, which led to the man's arrest and conviction. The man was found guilty by the court and sentenced to 20 years in prison. It's important to be careful when looking for jobs and to not trust strangers easily, especially online.

Bogus Employment Agent Jailed 20 Years For Raping Job Seeker (17)

A suspected fake employment agent from Mungate Village under Chief Chinhamora in Domboshava appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, on Monday, July 8th, 2024, facing rape and robbery charges, reported <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/bogus-employer-rapes-two-job-applicants/">The Herald</a>.
The accused, Willard Kudakwashe Jonifati (25), allegedly raped two women and stole their valuables after falsely claiming he had secured employment for them.
Magistrate Gofa remanded Jonifati in custody and advised him to apply for bail at the High Court.
Allegations are that on 04 March 2024, Jonifati lured the first complainant, a 35-year-old woman, to Mverechena Business Centre in Domboshava over the phone, claiming he had found a job for her.
When the complainant met Jonifati at around 7 PM, he allegedly asked her to follow him to the purported workplace.
Instead, he took her to a bushy area near Mverechena dam, drew a knife, and ordered her to surrender her cellphone. Jonifati then raped the victim and took her T-shirt and umbrella before fleeing the scene.
In the second incident, Jonifati allegedly lured a 20-year-old complainant, who was in the same WhatsApp group as him, to Molife turn off in Domboshava on July 5th, 2024, again claiming he had found a job for her. 
At a nearby shop, Jonifati ordered the complainant to give him all the money she had, and she complied, handing over US$20.
When they were walking back to the bus stop, Jonifati took the complainant through a bushy area, where he raped her three times.
The complainant managed to get help from members of the public at Mungate Business Centre, leading to Jonifati’s arrest.
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A man pretended to help 2 women find jobs but instead he raped them and stole their things. The man, Willard Jonifati, tricked the women by saying he had job offers for them. He took them to secluded places and hurt them. One woman was robbed of her phone, T-shirt, and umbrella, while the other was robbed of $20. The second woman managed to get help and the man was arrested. Jonifati will remain in custody until his trial. It's important to be careful when trusting strangers offering jobs.

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