Stepfather found guilty of raping stepdaughter

Francistown Magistrate Court
Francistown Magistrate Court

FRANCISTOWN: The number of mothers who try without success to conceal sexual assault cases their children report to them seem to be on the rise.

Yesterday, Magistrate Kose Makobo convicted a Zimbabwean man-whose names have been withheld for ethical reasons-of raping his stepdaughter in 2016.

In the case, the victim attended a primary school in one of the local schools here.

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