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Siaosi Havea (28) was sentenced to three-years five-months imprisonment for serious housebreaking and the theft of goods valued at $10,118 pa’anga from a shop at Poutaha. ““It is quite obvious from the defendant’s previous convictions that he is a habitual property offender and is a high risk of re-offending,” said the judge.
Two more cases of sexual assault on local greenways remain under investigation.
The Nigerian Criminal Code and Penal Code were enacted in the 1900s borrowing old ideas. Their provisions on sexual offences have undergone very minor and insignificant changes or amendments. The VAPP Act went a very long way to cover most of the loopholes contained in the Criminal Code and Penal Code. However, it still contains one great loophole which is the fact that it does not recognize attempted rape.
The victims ranged in age from 47 to 82 and included a woman who was incapacitated because of an injury.
A Bronston man charged with sexual abuse and witness retaliation charges has submitted a plea deal in which he agrees to serve 30 years in prison.