Man in trouble for refusing to pay sex worker

A 27-year-old man from Mbembesi, Matabeleland North province, faces rape charges after he allegedly refused to pay a sex worker US$5 for her services.

Gracious Lamula pleaded not guilty to the charges when he appeared before Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Dambudzo Malunga on Thursday.

Lamula is alleged to have raped a 47-year-old woman after he refused to pay for sex services.

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