A Zimbabwean nurse has been jailed in the UK after he groomed and had a sexual relationship with a teenager in his care. Givemore Gezi...
A Zimbabwean nurse has been jailed in the UK after he groomed
and had a sexual relationship with a teenager in his care.
Givemore Gezi (40), a senior mental health nurse was jailed
for seven years and eight months. The teen had a history of mental illness and
Gezi began a sexual relationship with her when she was 15. He told the girl he
was 28, when in fact he was 39 at the time and married with two children.
The girl said Gezi had made her believe that he loved her
and cared for her. "[He] cut me off, so I was completely isolated and only
had him to turn to. I still love him, but I think I love the version of him
that he spun for me," she said.
BBC reports that when she became pregnant, he persuaded her to have an
abortion, Exeter Crown Court heard. Their relationship only came to light when Gezi's wife
became suspicious, found the girl's number on his phone and confronted her. The
girl, who was in foster care, tried to kill herself after arriving at school in
tears, the court heard.
Judge Timothy Rose told Gezi, from Devon, that he had
committed "an exceptional breach of trust".
"Your actions were calculated, grossly manipulative
and deceitful. You lied about your intentions and motivation."
The judge said the girl had shown "huge courage in her
willingness to give evidence".
Gezi was ordered to remain on the s'ex offenders register
for life.
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