Teacher sentenced to life imprisonment for raping 7-yr-old girl

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An Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta on Monday sentenced Ojo Ezekiel, 47, a secondary school teacher, to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old minor.

Justice Abiodun Akinyemi stated that Ezekiel, first arraigned on July 1, 2022, was convicted on a sole count of rape, which is contrary to Section 3 and punishable under Section 3 of the Violence Against Persons Law of Ogun State 2017. Ezekiel was reportedly teaching at a secondary school that shares the same compound as the minor’s school.

It was opened by 2cm.' He noted that PW2's evidence supports the fact that she was sexually assaulted and that this was further corroborated by exhibits 2 and 3 in addition to the testimony of PW1, the child's mother, who observed that something was wrong with her private part. Olaotan further revealed that the victim mentioned the name of the defendant as the only person who repeatedly, four times, inserted his finger into her private part.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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