MADZIBABA ISHMAEL FACES, AT LEAST, 15 YEARS IN JAIL AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF RAPING, IMPREGNATING A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL
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Apostolic Leader Madzibaba Ishmael Ordered Top Take HIV Test
Key Facts Conviction Details: Apostolic sect leader Ishmael Chokurongerwa, known as Madzibaba Ishmael, was convicted on December 4, 2025, of raping and impregnating a 13-year-old congregant at his Nyabira farm in Zimbabwe. Acquittals: Cleared on two other rape counts after evidence showed the victims had reached the age of consent (18) at the time of the alleged offenses. DNA Confirmation: Tests by the National University of Science and Technol…
Madzibaba Ishmael convicted of child rape, awaits sentencing
HARARE – Apostolic sect leader Ishmael Chokurongerwa, popularly known as Madzibaba Ishmael, has been convicted of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old child. Chokurongerwa, 57, leader of the Johane Masowe eChishanu Gorejena Penyeranyika Apostolic Sect at Lily Farm in Nyabira, was found guilty of engaging in sexual acts with the girl between February 2023 and March 2024. The victim gave birth to a baby girl in January 2024, and DNA tests confirm…
MADZIBABA ISHMAEL FACES, AT LEAST, 15 YEARS IN JAIL AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF RAPING, IMPREGNATING A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Zvikomborero Parafini and Yeukai Karengezeka MADZIBABA Ishmael faces, at least 15 years in jail, after the Apostolic Sect leader was convicted of raping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl despite spirited attempts by the victim to help him escape the jaws of justice. Harare regional magistrate Estere Chivasa yesterday found Madzibaba Ishmael gulty in the latest chapter to the drama which started with a police raid at his farm in Nyabira on Marc…
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