BULAWAYO
–
A
35-year-old
Victoria
Falls
woman
has
been
handed
a
15-year
jail
sentence
after
she
was
convicted
of
forcing
her
neighbour
into
performing
sex
with
her
without
his
consent.
For
her
misdeeds,
the
woman,
whose
name
was
withheld,
was
convicted
of
two
counts
of
aggravated
indecent
assault.
“The
assaults
took
place
between
January
2023
to
June
of
the
same
year
and
the
matter
came
to
light
when
the
complainant
finally
confided
in
his
elder
brother,”
wrote
the
National
Prosecuting
Authority
in
a
statement.
“The
State
proved
that
sometime
in
January
2023,
the
accused
person
coerced
her
28-year-old
neighbour
into
having
sexual
relations
with
her
without
his
consent
at
her
field.
“The
accused
also
engaged
in
sexual
activities
with
the
complainant
sometime
during
the
period
extending
from
February
1,
2023
to
June
9
the
same
year
without
his
consent.
“The
matter
came
to
light
when
the
complainant
confided
in
his
brother
on
June
10
last
year
leading
to
the
accused’s
arrest.”
According
to
Section
66
of
the
Zimbabwean
constitution,
aggravated
indecent
assault
is
a
non-consensual
assault
of
a
sexual
nature
committed
by
either
male
or
female
perpetrators,
against
male
or
female
victims/survivors.
In
relation
to
female
perpetrators;
the
crime
occurs
when
a
female
has
sexual
intercourse
with
or
commits
upon
a
male
person
any
other
act
involving
the
penetration
of
any
part
of
the
male
person’s
body
or
of
her
own
body;
or
commits
upon
a
female
person
any
act
involving
the
penetration
of
any
part
of
the
other
female
person’s
body
or
of
her
own
body.