Eric Aniva, who is HIV positive, unabashedly claimed he’s had sex with more than 100 women, most of them underage. Some were as young as 12 years old. He was paid to do this, often by the girls’ parents. On Tuesday, he was arrested on orders from President Peter Mutharika, who learned of the incidents through an interview Aniva gave the BBC last week. Aniva was charged with defilement, Malawi Police Inspector General Lexten Kachama told The Associated Press. “Out of the many women he had sex with, most of them were underage children,” Kachama said, meaning they were under 16 years old. The age of consent in Malawi was changed from 13 to 16 years old in 2011, The Guardian reported. Aniva is what’s known as a “hyena” or a “fisis.” The term, used in certain villages in Malawi, refers to a male sex worker who is hired to have sex with both women and girls for ritualistic purposes, the Atlantic reported There are several circumstances in which a hyena might be used, but all are centered on the idea of ritualistic “sexual cleansing” or “kusasa fumbi.” For example, in many more rural areas of the country, a recent widow is expected to have sex with a member of her husband’s family in order to exorcise the spirit of the deceased. If she doesn’t, then any future deaths in the village can be blamed on her.
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