SYDNEY MUBAIWA
CHIPINGE- A 38-year -old man from Chipinge has been sentenced to an effective 75 -year jail term when he appeared before Chipinge Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to five counts of rape, two counts of aggravated indecent assault and one count of robbery.
According to court records, John Foroma (38) committed the offences on May 3 ,2025 in Chief Ngungunyana’s jurisdiction.
It is alleged that Foroma unlawfully entered the residence where a 13 -year -old victim and her siblings were sleping during the night.
He threatened the victim with violence using a knife and raped her three times.
He proceeded to sexually abuse the other two girls aged 9 and 11 .
In another count, the accused used violence against a 63 -year -old woman to steal her Hisense mobile phone which he later sold. The phone was tracked by police, leading to his arrest on June 15, 2025.
The offender was jailed 15 years for each rape count and indecent assault. He was also sentenced to 5 years for the robbery count. All the sentences will run concurrently and he will only be out of prison when he turns 113years old.
