Another Cult Pastor Dies of COVID-19

William Branham "Message" cult leader Robert Gumbura has died from complications of COVID-19 while under the care of the Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison hospital.

From Zimbabwe's The Standard:

Convicted rapist and leader of the End Time Message church Robert Martin Gumbura died of Covid-19 complications yesterday. Gumbura was jailed for raping several women and possession of pornographic material. The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) confirmed that the 65-year-old succumbed to Covid-19 related complications at the Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison hospital.“As ZPCS, we would like to inform the nation that one of our long-serving inmates Martin Robert Gumbura has passed away this afternoon at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison hospital,” ZPCS national spokesperson Superintendent Meya Khanyezi said.“He succumbed to Covid-19 complications.

Gumbura was imprisoned after it was learned that he was using cult fear-mongering to sexually assault members of his congregation. He was accused of raping several women in his cult sect, using threats of "turning them over to Satan" if they refused to engage in sexual activity.

Polygamous Gumbura was jailed in 2014 for an effective 40 years, but his sentence was slashed by half following an appeal. Gumbura was accused of raping several female congregants and threatening to place them in the hands of the devil if they turned down his advances. He was also found guilty of possession of pornographic material and at the time of his death, he was facing another offence of attempted jail break along with six other inmates. He had less than five years remaining in prison when he died. He, however was also being charged for the attempted 2015 prison break together with Blessing Chiduke, Luckmore Matambanadzo, Luck Mhungu, Taurai Dodzo, Thomas Chacha, Thulani Chizema, Jacob Sibanda and Elijah Vhumbunu.