A case in which a 40-year-old
pastor in Nakonde district of Muchinga Province is charged with one count of
being found in possession of obscene materials has taken a new twist after the
pastor applied to change the plea.
This was after the Police
Prosecutor Oscar Phiri, presented a letter of consent from the Director of
Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Lusaka allowing the court to proceed with the
matter.
This is in case in which Pastor
Charles Nsemu of Katozi compound in Chieftainess Waitwika’s area is facing one
count of being found in possession of DVDs suspected to have pornographic
contents that are likely to corrupt people’s morals contrary to section 177(1)
(A) chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia.
Pastor Nsemu changed his plea
yesterday from not guilty to guilty when his case came up for trial before
magistrate John Kajiko Njapau.
On August 13 this year Pastor
Nsemu pleaded not guilty to the charge and the case was adjourned to November 5
for commencement of trial.
Pastor Nsemu was arrested by the
Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) officers on August 12 at his home with the
said Obscene materials following a tip from members of the public.
Asked why he had in his
possession the prohibited materials shortly after taking a fresh plea in which
he has now pleaded guilty to the charge, pastor Nsemu said he did not know that
the materials he had in his possession were prohibited.
“Your owner I didn’t know that
the staff I was using was prohibited,” said Pastor Nsemu.
Magistrate John Kajiko Njapau has
since adjourned the matter to tomorrow for written facts and sentencing.
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