Friday, December 14, 2012

Man pleads guilty to raping mentally retarded girl



Man pleads guilty to raping mentally retarded girl
A 25-year-old man, Biodun Biliewe, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to raping a mentally retarded girl.
Biliewe, who washes vehicles  for a living, admitted before an Oyo Magistrates’ Court that he raped the 14-year-old on Dec. 6 inside a kiosk near his workplace.
He was arraigned on a one-count charge of rape.
When  asked by Magistrate Jejelola Ogunbona to confirm whether she was actually raped, the victim  said that the defendant carried out the act.
Ogunbona remanded Biliewe in prison custody and adjourned the case till Dec. 19 for  sentencing.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Musa Raji, had said that the offence contravened Section 221 (2) of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State, 2000

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