A school head teacher who defiled his 13-year-old
pupil over incomplete homework has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment will
serve 25. Alex Otieno, also the proprietor of Starlet Academy in Nakuru, was
convicted of the offence by a Nakuru court on Thursday, November 24th. The
36-year-old father of three was charged that he committed the offence between
April 30, 2013 and July 19, 2013 at Dundori in Nakuru County.
In her testimony, the minor
said that on July 19, 2013, the teacher called her to his office after he found
out that she had not completed her Composition and Social Studies homework. In
her testimony, the minor said on July 19, 2013, the teacher called her to his
office after he found out that she did not complete her homework. She said that
he raped her in his office and warned her not to tell anyone. She added that
her friend and classmate asked her what happened but she was scared of telling
her.
"My classmate asked me
what was wrong but I was scared of telling her. I ended up telling her when we
were leaving school," she added. The second witness, the classmate,
narrated to court how shaken the girl was and how she kept to herself. “
"When she came from the teacher’s office,
she appeared shaken but when I enquired what had happened, she refused to tell
me. She disclosed what had happened when we were leaving school that evening,”
she said.
The classmate added that she convinced the girl to report the issue to her mother that evening.The mother told the court that her daughter came home on July 19, 2013, scared and accompanied by her friend.
The classmate added that she convinced the girl to report the issue to her mother that evening.The mother told the court that her daughter came home on July 19, 2013, scared and accompanied by her friend.
"She appeared shaken.
When I enquired what had happened, her friend told her ‘si useme’. She then
told me that her teacher had defiled her," said the mother.
The mother told the court that she and her daughter reported
the incident to the police and completed a P3 form at the Provincial General
Hospital in Nakuru with a Dr Matara. And in his testimony, the doctor told the
court that the minor and her mother had visited the hospital on July 20, 2013.
His examination revealed that the minor had been defiled.
Senior Resident Magistrate Judicaster Nthuku said she found the evidence presented by the prosecution to be true. The magistrate said the accused was not remorseful and the statement he posed to the minor proved that he defiled her.
The court found the sentence to be fit and fair. The accused has 14 days to appeal the sentence.
Source: Standard media Kenya
Senior Resident Magistrate Judicaster Nthuku said she found the evidence presented by the prosecution to be true. The magistrate said the accused was not remorseful and the statement he posed to the minor proved that he defiled her.
The court found the sentence to be fit and fair. The accused has 14 days to appeal the sentence.
Source: Standard media Kenya
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