An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Thursday, sentenced a gateman, Happiness Sunday, to triple life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his employer’s children, aged 10 and eight.
Justice Abiola Soladoye sentenced Sunday to life imprisonment on every of three counts bordering on defilement and sexual assault by penetration introduced towards him by Lagos State Government.
Mrs Soladoye held that prosecution sufficiently proved the costs towards the convict.
“The defendant started assaulting the children, and the older child reported to his grandmother to caution him as he was touching the sister inappropriately.
“When the female child was asked, she informed the grandma that the defendant was also touching her brother inappropriately.
“The matter was reported to the CeCe Yara Foundation and subsequently to the police.
“The defendant denied touching the children but he is a liar,” she held.
The choose held that prosecution proved the elements of defilement and sexual assault by penetration below Sections 137 and 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.
According to her, the convict was bisexual, determined and depraved.
“The defendant is a sexual terrorist who ravished children, a disloyal worker, egoistic, a terrible person whose sexual perversion is unacceptable.
“His actions are beastly and he should be locked away for life because his conduct is utterly disgraceful,” she stated.
She added that the convict ought to have his title within the Lagos State Sexual Offences Register.
The choose urged dad and mom to look at over their children correctly.
The state counsel, Olufunke Adegoke, offered 4 witnesses and tendered three displays throughout trial whereas the convict testified as sole witness in his defence.
Lagos State Government stated that the convict dedicated the offences in 2020 on Jaye Oyedotun Street, Magodo, Lagos State.
NAN
