The Mansa High Court has sentenced a thirteen seven-year-old Pastor of Chalata Village in Mkushi of the Central Province to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour for rape.

Brief facts before the court are that on 1st April 2021 in Chembe District, Rodgers Ndabila had carnal knowledge of Prudence Chitalu, a church member without her consent.

The convict tricked the victim that the only way she could get cured of her ailment was through having sex with him