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	Pastor Jailed 7 Yrs for Rape By Caroline Kandiero Daily Times October 17, 2007 http://www.dailytimes.bppmw.com/article.asp?ArticleID=6890 A Samaritan Church Pastor who was caught pants down by his wife raping a mentally ill woman in a bush was on Monday starting a seven-year jail term with hard labour. Robert Masamba of Kanfosi Village T/A Katunga in Chikwawa was arrested by police last week and charged with defiling an imbecile. Chikwawa First Grade Magistrate was told that it was not the first time the preacher man had lured the 35-year-old woman into sex. The woman is now pregnant. "The suspect admitted the charge and revealed that he had sleept with the victim for three times this year alone," said Chikwawa Police spokesperson Sunday Ngulube. In passing judgement, Magistrate Stansfield Ngwale said an offence of this nature attracts a maximum penalty of 14 years and that the court had been lenient with the pastor since he was a first offender. "This punishment should set as an example to all the defilers especially those who take advantage of the mentally disturbed," said Ngwale. According to Ngulube the suspects' wife came upon the two as she was passing through the bush. Ngulube said the pastor's wife then severely assaulted the victim with a stick on the head. She sustained heavy injuries and had to be rushed to Chikwawa District Hospital. "The hospital examination revealed that penetration had indeed taken place and that she was also pregnant," Ngulube said.
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