Justice Toyin Abodunde of an Ado-Ekiti High Court sentenced a 57-year-old man, David Oluwatoba, to fourteen years imprisonment for having a carnal knowledge of his 4-year-old stepdaughter (names withheld), on this day, Thursday
1st June, 2017.
While delivering his judgment, the Judge held that the prosecution has proved the case beyond every reasonable doubt.
The judge held that the prison term started counting from the day he was convicted of his crime.
Oluwatoba committed the crime on 12th August, 2013 at Odo Usi Street, Awo Road, Igede-Ekiti in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area while the convict was first arraigned in court on 27th November, 2015.
Proofs tendered to convict Oluwatoba include photographs, medical report on the sexual assault, statement of the accused at the police station, among many others.
The convict is married to two wives including the mother of the victim who is the second wife. The victim was a product from a previous marriage before her mother married the convict.
On the day of the incident, the victim’s mother was not at home and the convict had a knowledge of the girl after bathing her.
The mother on arrival discovered blood stains on the victim’s cloth and also the bleeding from her private part which prompted her (the mother) to raise the alarm.
The incident was reported to the Igede-Ekiti Police Divisional Headquarters and the convict was promptly arrested.
"We are not happy that he was jailed but this will serve as a lesson to other elderly people who rape minors in the society. It is difficult why a man of his age, married to two women would condescend to having carnal knowledge of his step-daughter.", a source said.
