Court sentences Nigerian actor to sixteen years in prison for sexually assaulting 14-12 months-antique
Source: aveaonetv
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday convicted the embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, of sexually assaulting a 14-year-antique minor.
Baba Ijesha’s rape trial lasted over 365 days on the grounds that his arrest and arraignment in June 2021.
Since April 22, 2022, Baba Ijesha has been entangled in a messy rape trial for allegedly sexually assaulting Princess’ 14-12 months-old foster daughter.
The judge, Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a -hour judgement on Thursday, convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent remedy of a toddler, sexual attack and tried sexual assault.
She sentenced him to sixteen years in jail concurrently. He changed into determined responsible of four of six offences; two expenses entice five years at the same time as the closing two appeal to 3 years.
His sixteen-12 months jail term will run simultaneously. This method that the film actor will spend 5 years at the back of bars.
Mrs Taiwo, however, discharged and acquitted him of counts one and six, which were: sexual attack by way of penetration and attempted sexual attack by way of penetration.
Baba Ijesha become determined guilty of indecent remedy and sexual assault of a minor between 2013-2014.
The court said the prosecution efficiently proved counts two and 4; that he indecently positioned her on his lap and rubbed his penis on her frame.
He turned into also discovered guilty of four offences.
He changed into accused of again indecently touching the equal minor and sexually assaulting her seven years later through rubbing her frame and sucking her arms.
But the judge discovered him now not responsible of matter one, that is allegedly sexually assaulting the minor via penetration along with his vehicle key seven years ago.
The courtroom additionally observed him now not guilty of be counted 6, wherein he became accused of tried sexual attack by penetration in the course of every other stumble upon with the minor in April 2021.
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