Teacher gets life jail for raping pastor's daughter
Omotayo Adanlawo was
sentenced by an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure.
The judge, Justice
Samuel Bola, who gave the judgement, said the defendant failed to give
convincing evidence and testimony to prove his innocence in the rape
allegations.
The sexual assault
incident occured on August 24 2018. Adanlawo who used to attend the girl’s
father’s church, allegedly went to the victim’s house at Iju in Akure North
Local Government Area of Ondo State when she was alone and raped her after
which he threatened her not to tell anyone else she will die.
After the incident,
the victim was said to have complained of stomach pains as she could not walk
afterwards. Her mother took her to a hospital for examination where it was
revealed that the girl had been raped.
According to a
family source, after rigorous interrogation, the little girl opened up and said
Adanlawo had sexual intercourse with her.
The case was then
reported at Iju-Itaogbolu Divisional Headquarters before being transfered to
Ala area command, and a medical report revealed that there was actual
penetration into the 10-year-old girl’s private part.
Adanlawo, in his
statement before the police, claimed the young girl told him to lay on her
after asking for 50 naira and chinchin, but during cross examination he claimed
that he was at his home at the time of the incident.
He also claimed to
be battling with hernia and as such was not medically fit to have had sexual
intercourse with the girl.
Justice Bola in his
judgement, however, said the prosecution was able to prove there was
penetration in the rape allegation against Adanlawo.
He also said the
defendant gave no medical report to prove his condition as well as any evidence
to suggest he was in his house as claimed on the day of the incident.
The Judge
subsequently sentenced Adanlawo to life imprisonment in line with section 358
of the crimanal laws of Ondo State
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