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A 23-year-old policeman from the Police Protection Unit allegedly raped a mentally-challenged woman in the Avenues area whom he had “arrested” for loitering.

Bornwell Mudunda, who was donning his police uniform, allegedly raped the woman in his car as a way of facilitating her release.

According to the State, the incident occurred outside a night club in that area.

Mudunda of 9803 Kuwadzana 3, Harare, yesterday appeared before magistrate Milton Serima charged with rape.

He was remanded to February 24 on $50 bail with the State’s consent.

The prosecutor Miss Sharon Mashavira, alleged that on January 25 this year, the victim was approached by Mudunda’s accomplice (name not supplied) at Tipperary Night Club, the court heard.

It is the State’s case that Mudunda’s accomplice grabbed the victim’s handbag and started demanding his $1 back, which he had initially paid for her to enter the club.

He started walking back to a parked car while still holding the victim’s bag and the woman followed him.

When they got to the car park, the court heard that the man ordered the victim to get inside the car and she complied.

When the complainant got into the car, she then saw Mudunda who was wearing his police regalia sitting in the car.

Mudunda reportedly locked the vehicle and told the woman that she was under arrest.

He allegedly advised the woman that they were going to have sexual intercourse as a way of facilitating her release.

According to the State the woman refused and Mudunda is said to have raped her.

After the act, Mudunda allegedly ordered the woman to disembark from the vehicle.

She then rushed back into the club and informed her friend who assisted her in reporting the matter to the police.