A 44-year-old businessman from Kabanana Compound, is one of the few people who is currently under police detention to safeguard his life his life for fear that residents would harm him if he came out.
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It is reported that the suspect only identified as RM turned his grocery shop into a Kazadi movie set with no camera only matching the libido of the director as he exchanged he used his urinating organs to strip minors of their innocence on multiple ocassions.
RM faces a potential prison sentence exceeding 20 years if convicted of defiling seven girls under the age of 16 in his shop.
Lusaka Resident Magistrate Chrispin Hampungani is scheduled to rule whether the accused has a case to answer tomorrow.
RM denies the charges.
He is facing seven counts of defilement of a child contrary to Section 138(1) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia.
Allegations state that between June 2023 and November 25, 2023, in Lusaka, RM had unlawful carnal knowledge with seven girls, all under 16 years old.
Bail was previously denied to RM due to safety concerns, as the court heard he was attacked by a mob and his shop looted.
“I will not grant you bail, and since the state has objected that your life was in danger, you shall remain in custody,” the court ruled.
One 15-year-old victim from Kabanana said RM called her and a friend into his shop. On one occasion, he allegedly placed her friend on his lap, exposed himself, and had sexual intercourse with her friend behind the counter.
The victim further testified that on another visit, RM pulled her to the counter, placed her on his lap, and penetrated her.
She described seeing blood afterward and developing persistent heavy bleeding, a problem she had never experienced before the incident.
Following the act, RM allegedly gave her K30, which she split with her friend.
She also told the court she developed sores on her private parts and later informed her elder sister.
The victim claimed that each time RM had sexual intercourse with her, he would give her K1, a mojo drink, and a doughnut.
The girl stated that she regularly visited the shop with six other friends, and each time, RM allegedly had sexual intercourse with them.
“Whenever he had sex with us, he could give us K15 each, sometimes K10 and K5 each,” she testified.
“He slept with me eight times without using a condom.”
The court heard that RM would lock his shop when he intended to engage in these acts with the girls, who would sometimes come in pairs, threes, or individually.
The victim also mentioned that she would call him “ba deacon” when customers arrived and she was outside.
The court adjourned the matter to July 24, 2025, for a ruling on whether RM has a case to answer.
By Lucy Phiri
Kalemba July 23, 2024
