A 53-YEAR-OLD University of Zambia (UNZA) lecturer has been committed to the High Court for mitigation and sentencing after he was found guilty of indecently assaulting a 22-year-old female student. Outgoing Lusaka magistrate Felix Kaoma found Austin Mbozi guilty of indecently assaulting the student after he invited her to his office at UNZA to discuss a part-time job which he intended to give her. Mbozi faces a jail term of 14 years. Mbozi indecently assaulted the student on September 28, 2020. During trial, the prosecution invited four witnesses, among them, the complainant who narrated how Mbozi indecently assaulted her by touching her breasts and thighs while in his office. She told the court that on the said date, she left...

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