Akwa Ibom: Man bags three-year jail term for defiling minor
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By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo
A 42-year-old man identified as, Mr Daniel George has bagged three years jail imprisonment for defiling a nine-year-old girl in Ikot Ekpene local government area of Akwa Ibom state.
He was convicted on Thursday, April 1, 2021 by the State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene, presided over by Justice Augustine Odokwo.
The parents of the victim (names withheld) had accused Daniel George who hails from Mbat Esifon in Obot Akara Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State of defiling their daughter in February 2015.
But in his confessional statement George in his confessional statement denied having unlawful carnal knowledge of the victim. However he admitted that he only inserted his finger into the victim’s private part.