Man in Zimbabwe Rapes and Impregnates Daughter-in-Law

Summary: A woman was allegedly raped by her father-in-law in 2009. The father-in-law told her that it was a family tradition and when she refused her raped her. The woman found out that her husband and her father-in-law had planned this. They told her that if she were to tell anyone about what had happened that she would die. The father-in-law raped her multiple times within a few months and he eventually impregnated the woman. The woman gave birth to a son, but the baby died within a month of his birth. She tried to commit suicide because she believed that she had no one to turn to, but after the death of her son her family learned about the abuse that was going on and her village forgave her and accepted her back.
Opinion: This is very upsetting what has happened to this young woman. She was trapped and had no one she could confide in and had no one that would help her. Cases like this are going on all around the world, and many of the men raping these young girls are men that they are supposed to trust. Many of these girls do not have a place where they can go and get help, and it is sad because even if they did have a chance to get help, they are so brain washed that they would not come forward.


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