Sodomy boy leaves court in stitches

GWERU: A 15-YEAR-OLD boy charged with sodomy yesterday left a court session in Gweru in stitches when he said he was shocked to stand before a magistrate for merely engaging in a “monkey play” with another minor.

“There was no penetration. We were wrestling, turning each other up and down and I was only found on top of him when the alleged sodomy charges were laid against me,” he said.

Mr Nemadire remanded him in the custody of his grandfather to October 23 for trial.

Prosecuting, Mr Lloyd Mavhiza said on January 12, 2017, the accused visited the minor at his homestead in Madhuveko village in Lower Gweru.

The court heard that the accused asked the complainant, a minor aged 9, to escort him to a neighbour’s homestead to which he complied.

It was during this play, the court heard, that the accused then sod0mised the complainant twice and threatened him with unspecified action if he reported the mater.