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    Olarewaju Seun bags 30-month jail term for rape

    Opalim LiftedBy Opalim LiftedFebruary 1, 2024No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Rumuji Police Division, Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State, has arrested a preacher known only as Pillar for suspected defilement of a 15-year-old girl, which resulted in pregnancy.
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    An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 20-year-old man, Olarewaju Seun, to 30 months imprisonment for raping a 3-year-old girl.

    The convict was arraigned before the court on June 6, 2022, on one count of rape.

    The charge read, “That Olarewaju Seun, on August 6, 2021, at Ado Ekiti within the jurisdiction of this court, raped a three-year-old girl, contrary to Section 31(1) of the Child Rights Law, Cap C7, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.

    “The mother of the victim had in her evidence before the court said that her daughter did not allow her to wash her private part when she was bathing for her, adding that “when I checked, I saw it red and swollen. I was so scared when I asked what happened to her bum, she repeatedly said, it was Seun.”

    The woman said that when she got the full picture of what happened to her daughter, she reported the matter to the police, who later took over the matter.

    The prosecutor, Kunle-Shina Adeyemo, called three witnesses and tendered the defendant’s statement, pictures of the victim and defendant, and a medical report, among others, as exhibits.

    The defendant, who spoke through his counsel, Ekene Luke, prayed to the court to temper justice with mercy and called four witnesses.

    Delivering his judgement on Thursday, Justice Familoni said, “I believe the defendant, as a young person, deserves a second chance to redeem himself and be a good citizen. He cannot do that if I sentence him to life imprisonment.

    “Therefore, I am inclined to temper justice with mercy to afford him an opportunity for redemption. Therefore, the defendant, Olarewaju Seun, is sentenced to 30 calendar months’ imprisonment without an option of a fine; the sentence is to run effectively from September 20, 2021, when he was rearrested by the police and kept in detention.”

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    Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities.  The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault.  The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service.  Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said.  The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force.  The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas.  Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her.  Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes.  On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said.  “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.

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