Photo: Head teacher rapes 13-year-old girl as punishment for not finishing her homework
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.
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
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
this man is really wicked...
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