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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>A 20-year-old self-acclaimed prophet in Mulanje has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 15-year-old girl.<\/p>\n

The prophet has been identified as Julius Phiri and he was handed the sentence on Friday.<\/p>\n

Police prosecutor, Sergeant, Maggie Mogowa, told the court that the child had been praying with Phiri at his church since March this year.<\/p>\n

At some point, Phiri asked the girl to stay with him so that he could teach her more about the Bible.<\/p>\n

While there, the self-acclaimed prophet started sexually abusing the child until in April this year when she got pregnant.<\/p>\n

This led to his arrest and he was charged with defilement in accordance to section 138 of the Penal Code.<\/p>\n

Appearing before magistrate Shahida Haneef Bakili, Phiri pleaded not guilty prompting the state to parade six witnesses. Satisfied with the evidence, magistrate Bakili convicted him.<\/p>\n

In submission, Sergeant Mogowa prayed for a stiff sentence, saying the convict had planned to commit the offence.<\/p>\n

She added that Phiri was violating people\u2019s rights in the name of being a prophet.<\/p>\n

Although the convict asked for leniency but Magistrate Bakili sentenced him to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour observing that this should be a lesson to others of his nature.<\/p>\n

Phiri comes from Malota Village, Senior Chief Chikumbu in Mulanje.<\/p>\n

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