By Grace Gilo
A Kisumu court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for defiling a 4-year-old child in Kisumu.
According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the perpetrator was charged with defilement contrary to Section 8 (1) (2) of the Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006.
“The court heard that the crime occurred on January 6, 2025, at Sega Sega area in Kisumu Central within Kisumu County,” stated the ODPP.
The accused was also charged with an alternative charge of committing an indecent act with a child under Section 11 (1) of the Sexual Offences Act.
The prosecution, represented by Mr. Newton Ochieng, presented evidence and testimonies from five witnesses, which outlined the details of the crime.
The ODPP further noted that the evidence revealed that on 6th January 2025, at around 1300hrs, the complainant was asked by the accused to follow him into the his house.
Upon her arrival, he forced her to remove her under garments and went on to sexually assaulted her.
In delivering its judgement, the trial court concluded that the prosecution had proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused committed defilement, as defined in Section 8 (1)(2) of the Sexual Offences Act.
“He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment,” ODPP added.