An Ado-Ekiti High Court, on Tuesday, sentenced a 30-year-old man, Shola Oguntuase, to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old JSS 3 student in the state.
The convict, was arraigned and tried before Justice Adekunle Adeyeye on one-count charge of defilement.
Delivering judgement, Justice Adeyeye, held that the prosecution proved the charge of defilement against the convict beyond reasonable doubt.
“From the entire circumstances, I have no doubt that the prosecution established beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant raped the victim.
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“The defendant is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment,” the presiding judge ruled.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Mr Marcus Olowoyo, told the court that Oguntuase defiled the teenager on July 7, 2020, at Ire-Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
Olowoyo, in proving his case, presented the victim’s statement to the police before court as evidence.
The prosecutor further called four witnesses and tendered medical report as exhibits before the court to prove her case of rape.
However, the defence counsel, Mr Rotimi Adabembe, called no witness.
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