The Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has sentenced, a man, Moses Joseph, to 37 years imprisonment for defiling a 13-year-old girl.
According to The Punch, Joseph forced the teenager to suck manhood and inserted his finger in her private parts.
The Judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo who gave the judgement on Thursday said the state proved its case against the defendant beyond dispute.
Justice Taiwo maintained that the defendant was guilty of the crime from the available evidence.
Joseph was prosecuted by the Lagos State Government on two counts of indecent treatment.
According to the prosecutor, the defendant committed the crime in a house located at number 25, Kadiri Street, Alausa, Ikeja, on September 17, 2021, around 11 pm.
The defence counsel, Mr Henry Obidinna in his allocutions pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy.
Obidinna said the younger brother died of shock when he heard of Joseph’s arrest and also informed the court that he was the breadwinner of his family while making his plea to the court.
He added that the incident had been kept away from his aged mother.
Asked if he had anything to tell the court, the convict pleaded for mercy.
The judge said, “On the first count, I sentence you to seven years imprisonment. On the second count, I sentence you to 30 years imprisonment, which will run concurrently.”
