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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A 39-year-old police officer stationed in Jambezi has been charged with rape and appeared in the Victoria Falls Magistrates\u2019 Court.<\/p>\n

According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), on January 18, 2025, at approximately 12:30 AM, the officer approached a 13-year-old girl who was with her cousin.<\/p>\n

He questioned them about their presence at that \u201cdevilish hour\u201d, to which they replied they were waiting for their sister.<\/p>\n

The officer then took the girl behind some shops, where he fondled her and kissed her before raping her.<\/p>\n

To silence her, he bought her two soft drinks, two packets of biscuits, and a bottle of opaque beer.<\/p>\n

The officer has been remanded in custody to February 7, 2025.<\/p>\n

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