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A man has been handed a ten years sentence, after being found guilty of multiple counts of sexual assault.
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Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the was found indecently touching an underage, leading to his arrest.
A man, identified as Bamidele Folorunsho has been sentenced to 10 years Imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court.
The presiding judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi found the accused guilty, after indecently touching a 12-year-old girl’s breast.
Mr Folorunsho was arrested and arraigned sometime in 2021 for the crime, which he pleaded not guilty, but later changed to guilty to bargain judgement.
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Delivering judgment, Justice Oshodi noted that the court has been convinced beyond reasonable doubts that the accused was guilty, and also the court was satisfied that the convict understood the contents of his plea and the obligation of the court to give the maximum sentences on the charge.
“I have found you guilty based on your plea in the amended information dated December 11. I have carefully considered the plea bargain agreement and your show of remorse. I hereby sentence you to 10 years of imprisonment, which will commence from March 22, 2018, the day you were arrested, and your name shall be registered as a sex offender,” the judge held.
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