THE trial of 23-year-old Frank Nemaire, son of Rusape-based Watermark College owner on charges of sexually abusing a 14-year-old pupil has exposed lax security systems at the institution.
BY OBEY MANAYITI STAFF REPORTER This emerged yesterday after the complainant, who cannot be named as she is under age, told Rusape magistrate Shingi Mupiro that she had on several occasions, between April and November last year, scaled the precast wall at the girls’ hostels and spent the night with Nemaire at the boys’ hostels before sneaking back at around 4am.
The complainant, who at the time was 14 years old and doing Form Three, told the court that she had lost count of the sex romps she had with the college owner’s married son.
The court heard that sometime in March 2013, the two allegedly fell in love before Nemaire started collecting her from the girls’ hostels and spending the night with her either in the boys’ hostels or in a disused classroom located nearby.
The matter only came to light in November last year when the girl used her mother’s mobile phone to send text messages to Nemaire informing him that she suspected that she could be pregnant.
Nemaire’s wife intercepted the messages and called on the numbers and narrated the whole issue to the girl’s mother and aunt.
The girl was medically examined and was confirmed to be pregnant, leading to the suspect’s arrest. Trial continues on January 30.
