UK preacher Walter Chahwanda charged with further sexual offences after investigation
LIVERPOOL – UK based Zimbabwean gospel singer, model and pastor, Walter Chahwanda (33) currently in remand prison, has been charged with additional offences as part of an ongoing sexual offences investigation by Merseyside Police.
Chahwanda who leads the Walter Chahwanda Ministries was initially charged with “rape; assault by penetration and sending photograph/film of genitals to cause alarm, distress or humiliation.”
As reported previously by Nehanda Radio, Chahwanda of Plemonstall Court in Chester, was arrested on Thursday 13 March 2025 and before that, Thursday 27 February 2024, and charged with sexual offences including rape.
He remains in custody on remand while we awaits his trial in September.
Below are the eleven offences he faced in March 2025:
- Rape
- Assault by penetration
- Cyber flashing
- Five offences of Sexual activity with a female aged 13-15 years
- Sexual communication with a child
- Cause a child to watch an image of sexual activity
- Blackmail
An update by Merseyside Police says following further investigations, ten further charges have now been authorised, involving multiple victims:
- Blackmail
- Two counts of Engaging in sexual communications with a child
- Six counts of Malicious communications
- Cause a child to view a sexual act
If you are a child or young person suffering sexual or physical abuse, the following organisations can also provide help and support in the UK:
NSPCC – call 0808 800 5000 or e-mail [email protected].
Childline – call 0800 1111
