63-year-old Man Publicly Flogged and Fined for attempting to Sleep with Daughter-in-law

A 63-year-old man has been flogged publicly, and fined for making sexual advances toward his daughter-in-law.

The man, a residence of Akero village, Bukedea district, was reported to have been making sexual advances toward his daughter-in-law, and was reported to a clan elder, who passed the judgement that he should be flogged 10 strokes of cane publicly and Fined shs 100,000.

Martine Okwii, a clan elder said that the accused identified as Moses Oluka, was fond of sleeping with his daughters-in-law, and the victim, Alupo Jessica and her husband, Akol Samuel, reported to the clan head, Akol Joseph about her father-in-law’s sexual advances.

On his part, Akol Samuel said that his father has been beckoning his wife against her will.

The clan leader then summoned a meeting with the clan elders on the disciplinary measures that should be taken, which they concluded to subject him to 10 strokes of cane, a fine of one he-goat and shs100,000.

The punishment was meted out to the accused on Tuesday, July 27