HARARE
–
The
founder
of
the
Prophetic
Healing
and
Deliverance
(PHD)
Ministries,
Walter
Magaya,
was
arrested
on
Saturday
on
rape
and
fraud
charges,
police
said.
The
41-year-old
self-styled
prophet
was
seized
from
his
church
offices
in
Harare
by
a
team
of
detectives
who
arrived
in
several
unmarked
vehicles.
Police
spokesman
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
said:
“The
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
confirms
the
arrest
of
church
leader
Walter
Magaya
in
connection
with
several
reports
of
rape
and
fraud.
The
suspect
was
arrested
early
today
by
a
police
crack
team.”
Rape
allegations
have
long
stalked
Magaya
after
several
female
members
of
his
church
alleged
a
history
of
abuse,
but
police
had
never
acted.
The
Gender
Commission
launched
its
own
investigation
into
the
rape
allegations,
but
the
findings
were
never
publicly
shared.