The pastor and founder of the RMG End Time Message church, Robert Martin Gumbura has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Of these Gumbura will spend an effective 40 years with 10 years suspended on condition of good behaviour.
Passing sentence magistrate Hoseah Mujaya said  “The court must always strive to find a punishment which will fit both the crime and the offender. In this case, the accused was like a wolf in sheep’s cloth. The core-business of the church is to worship God not to sleep with girls and women and threatening them that misfortune would befall them.
“Pastors and deacons in this church must have been aware of the blasphemous teachings in their church and also the abuse of women but they chose to ignore what was happening. Teachings in church must be monitored internally and externally,” Mujaya went on to say.
Gumbura was last Friday convicted on 4 counts of rape and one count of possession of pornographic materials.
Gumbura who is currently 57years old will be 97years old upon his release in 2054.
Sex crazed, Gumbura has been referred to on social networks as “Rape Master Gumbura” in an obvious pun with the initials of the RMG church title.
Gumbura is on record as having  11 wives namely: Tafadzwa Makoni (52); Queen Bunga (45); Tecla Muzungwani (37); Chipo Mhlanga (34); Choice Neganje (32); Concilia Mukandawire (33); Amanda Mbanga (27); Amadias Mutakwa (32); Pretty Rushwaya (27); Pamela Mukandawire (27) and Bester Runyowa (24). The youngest wife, Besta Runyowa, will be 64years old in the release of her husband.