shall be guilty of living off or facilitating prostitution and liable to a fine not exceeding level seven or
imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or both.
83 Procuring
Any person who procures any other person—
(a) for the purposes of engaging in unlawful sexual conduct with another person or with persons generally,
whether inside or outside Zimbabwe; or
(b) to become a prostitute, whether inside or outside Zimbabwe; or
(c) to leave Zimbabwe with the intent that the other person may become a prostitute; or
(d) to leave his or her usual place of residence, not being a brothel, with the intent that he or she may
become an inmate of or frequent a brothel elsewhere;
shall be guilty of procuring and liable to a fine up to or exceeding level fourteen or—
(i) in a case where the person procured is a young person, imprisonment for a period not exceeding
ten years, or both such fine and imprisonment;
(ii) in any other case, imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, or both such fine and
imprisonment.
84 Coercing or inducing persons for purpose of engaging in sexual conduct
Any person who, to enable himself or herself or anyone else to engage in unlawful sexual conduct with
another person—
(a) threatens or intimidates that other person; or
(b) applies or administers any intoxicating drug, liquor, matter or thing to that other person; or
(c) causes that other person to take any intoxicating drug, liquor, matter or thing;
shall be guilty of coercing or inducing a person for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct and liable to a fine
not exceeding level ten or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or both:
Provided that nothing in this section precludes a person from being charged with or convicted of rape,
attempted rape, being an accomplice to rape, or other unlawful sexual conduct if the facts support such a charge or
conviction.
85 Detaining persons for purpose of engaging in unlawful sexual conduct
Any person who detains another person against his or her will in a brothel or any other premises whatsoever
with the intention that the person detained should engage in unlawful sexual conduct with himself or herself or
another person or with persons generally shall be guilty of detaining a person for the purpose of engaging in
unlawful sexual conduct and liable to a fine not exceeding level six or imprisonment for a period not exceeding
one year or both:
Provided that nothing in this section precludes a person from being charged with or convicted of kidnapping
or unlawful detention if the facts support such a charge or conviction.
86 Permitting young person to resort to place for purpose of engaging in unlawful sexual
conduct
(1) If the owner of a place knowingly induces or allows a young person to enter or be in the place for th e
purpose of engaging in unlawful sexual conduct with another person or with other persons generally, the owner
shall be guilty of permitting a young person to resort to a place for the purpose of engaging in unlawful sexual
conduct and—
(a) if the young person is under the age of twelve years, liable to a fine not exceeding level eleven or
imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years or both;
(b) if the young person is over the age of twelve years, liable to a fine not exceeding level ten or
imprisonment for a period not exceeding seven years or both.
(2) It shall be a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the accused to prove that he or she had
reasonable cause to believe that the young person was of or over the age of sixteen years:
Provided that the apparent physical maturity of the young person concerned shall not, on its own, constitute
reasonable cause for the purposes of this subsection.
87 Allowing child to become a prostitute
Any parent or guardian who causes or allows his or her child under the age of eighteen years to associate with
prostitutes or to be employed by any prostitute as a prostitute or to reside in a brothel shall be guilty of allowing a
child to become a prostitute and liable to a fine up to or exceeding level fourteen or imprisonment for a period not
exceeding ten years or both.
PART IV
C RIMES INVOLVING B ODILY INJURY
88 Interpretation in Part IV of Chapter V
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