Zimbabwe: Man Denied Bail After 20-Year Sentence for Sexually Assaulting Two Boys

A man sentenced to an effective 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting two boys aged nine and 12 has been denied bail pending appeal after the High Court found that his chances of overturning the convictions were poor.

Ngonidzashe Matsika had been convicted of three counts of aggravated indecent assault after the court found that he sexually abused a nine-year-old boy once and a 12-year-old boy twice.

Justice Neville Wamambo, sitting at the Harare High Court, dismissed Matsika’s application…