Malawi Catholic priest convicted for sex abuse on girl, 15
A Catholic priest has been found guilty by Zomba Senior Resident Magistrate Court for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl and he has been convicted.
Father Numeri Mweta, 39, of Lisanjala Parish under Zomba Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church was accused of abduction, defilement and procuration of the 15-year-old girl.
The court learnt that on July 19 to 21 2018, the girl went missing from her home and that on July 21 she went to her aunt’s home where she pleaded with her to seek forgiveness from her parents, revealing that during the days she was missing, she was with the priest.
The priest is said to have offered the victim’s father a bundle of K2 0000 banknotes to withdraw the case, bu the father rejected the offer.
In her testimony, the girl confessed that the relationship with the priest started in July 2018.
She said he rented her a house at Liwonde and later moved her to Balaka, Lilongwe and back to Zomba as she was pregnant and wanted the girl to be close to her parent’s home.
But in his defence, the priest said he was convicted that the girl was a grown-up as her national identity (ID) card indicated she was born on January 4 2001 contrary to her birth certificate which indicated she was born on January 4 2003.
Magistrate Rodrick Michongwe ruled that the prosecution had successfully proved its case and convicted the priest.
In his submission, Patrick Chambuluka prosecuting, prayed for stiff punishment, saying as a priest, Mweta should have been preaching child protection.
But in mitigation, Mweta’s lawyer, Timothy Chirwa, asked the court to sentence his client as any other person not as a priest as everybody is equal before law.
The court will pass its sentence this Wednesday March 13 2019.
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If you ask a member of RC on the reason why he or she belongs to this cult, umva chifukwa cha amuna anga” or other baseless reasons. Catholic brothers and sisters, wake up, get out of babylon otherwise you will face the wrath of God. Read Rev 13 and 14 please
Ambuye Nsusa nkhani yoti mulowelerepo ndi imeneyi pamodzi ndiyokupha ma alubino. Chonde Ambuye osamataya nthawi ndi Chilima.
Tikuyembekezera chikalata/ pastoral letter yodzudzura khalidwe lonukha la ansembe anu.
Catholicism is just too hypocritical! You have to live with kukuchindilani ana, wives and many other forms of stupidity! Yet there are so many brainwashed people hanging on because they were born in it. God save us!
Mmmmm koma whats wrong with zomba diocese? Kuyalusa mpingo bwanji abale. Alaa, zinazi zanyanya. Tatsekani ma zip wo abale.
Aàaa, I am a Catholic but these stories are disturbing my faith. God help me.
Join us at mapuya….u will saved for gud
Katolika si mpingo tinakuuzani kalekale. Ansembewa amangowanamiza anthu atavala mikanjo ngati oyera. Kodi si pompano PAPA Franscis anaitanitsa ma bishop ku Vatican pa nkhani yomweyi.? And recently a Catholic bishop was convicted for same offence in Europe awaiting sentencing. Mpingo uwu ndi wa Chirombo chotuluka mmadzi And it’s duty is not evangelism but chigololo. Kumwa mowa uhule kumwa vinyo ndiye katolika ameneyo. Uyu please give him long term sentence in jail avundire konko
jehena waiting. find a living church
Let those who have not sinned cast a first stone on this priest.
Zomba diocese is becoming a disgrace to the church. Please Bishop Tambala wake up
Listen Romsay- no one is forced to join priesthood/ or sisterhood and take celibacy vow. You can serve God in the Catholic church in other different capacities – married- without being a priest nde za celibacy siyani ; ndi choice chimene munthu amapanga.Ena join fatherhood kuti apeze ndalama poti unemployment yabvuta pa Malawi – they reap what they sow
More embarrasing is that ma sisteli ndi ma fathers tikumakumana nao ku ART clinic naonso akutenga ma ARV’S. The Catholic church is more of a cult than christian.
The Catholic church was established for the salvation of souls. . Modernisation has captured the church such that it has forgotten it’s role.
The biggest problem with Blanytre diocese is because senior priests are in forefront comitting adultery. The young ones just following the footsteps. Time for holy priest inapita. And lamulo loti tchimo la wansembe silidetsa misa yoti apange gives room kuti anyamatawa azipanga zigololo. Komadi ambiri akudwala. Amachita kuoneka . Kusamvera ma bishop awo malipiro ake ndi amenewo. Makolo munachita bwino kukana ndalama.
Two identies showing different ages is the exact definition of doubt that should always be resolved in favor of the accused.
The Father, was poorly represented. He should get a better Lawyer.
Blame celibacy. This is against human nature. Man by nature needs sex, just like food. The catholic church is doing itself big harm by denying it’s priests a right to marry and enjoy sex. It is leaving in denial. Sex is a must. That’s why our priests go all the way to get sex in a wrong way since they can’t get it in a right way. I rest my case
No body forces them to go for this, It was by their own deliberate choices that they find themselves in this situation which was known clearly well enough.
The catholic church is pathetic. The fathers are all allocated to a sister at every institution- be it seminary or parish.
If a woman catholic faithful dares talk to a father, you actually see the wrath (nsanje)of the girlfriend sister – they do not even hide it. They do not even pray with the catholic members if they meet for a small discussion.
It is a social club. The reason why I still hang around there is because enawanso anyanya ndi ma prosperity gospel koma tisanamizane za kukatolika nde zanyanya.
Anyway, the bible will unveil the truth to those who seek it in there.
Lowani chisisilamu. Its not too late.
This is a big lie. The sisters are allocated in convent and fathers in rectory. most of the parishes dont have convent, so you are a lier
Shame. The church in Malawi is be coming wicked. The worst diocese is Blantyre. 90% of priests are in relationship and mostly with married women. They have no respect for their bishop. 90% are drunkards. Spending time in pubs at night no wonder just looking at them tells you there are sick.
It’s better to have 5 holy priests than 100 fornicators in robs.
Is it not the individual who has been convicted for his sin?
What a disgrace
Is Catholic a church? Too much scandals. Their better side I hope is politics not za mau a Mulungu. Killing albinos you are there, sexually harassing young girt you are there.
sodomising young boys ali konkonso kikiki
Even among the twelve disciples, there was Judas.It is not the church that was convicted
Mulungu mwini chifundo, mwini chisoni chosatha will show as its authentic religion vs those masquerading as a church. Surely truth iis here with us and falsehood is bound to vanish
Malawi needs its own” ME TOO CAMPAIGN” to expose such predators who clothe in religious gowns to prey on defenceless and vulnerable persons. The father of the child should be applauded for refusing cash. Catholic priests and their bishops have used money to abuse young boys and girls and women. I pray that the court gives him life or death sentence
This does not warrant death sentence mbuzi iwe
So how long is the priest going to serve jail?
NDE ukufunsa ndani?
kkkkkkkkk Tsoka please, anthunu dzichezanani bwino
Akufunsa iweyo
Wakwiya ndi nfiti!
as long as the term lasts