LIVERPOOL CROWN COURT – Walter Chahwanda (33), a Zimbabwean gospel singer, model, and pastor currently held on remand, has been hit with additional charges in an ongoing sexual offences investigation led by Merseyside Police.
Chahwanda, the leader of Sounds of Dominion based in Liverpool, was initially charged in March 2025 with rape, assault by penetration, and cyber-flashing (sending explicit images to cause distress).
However, prosecutors have now authorised ten further charges following continued investigations, bringing the total number of alleged offences to twenty-one. The new charges involve multiple victims and include:
Blackmail
Two counts of engaging in sexual communication with a child
Six counts of malicious communications
Causing a child to view a sexual act
The defendant had previously faced charges relating to:
Five counts of sexual activity with a girl aged 13-15
Sexual communication with a child
Causing a child to watch sexual images
Blackmail
Chahwanda was first arrested in February 2024 and again in March 2025, with the latter arrest leading to his initial charges.
He has been denied bail and remains in custody pending trial, which is scheduled for September 2025. — Merseyside Police.
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