A man in Baringo county was found guilty of defiling a 4-year-old girl and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Moreover, in the prosecution led by lawyers Joseck Abwajo and Vivian Ratemo, the Kabarnet Chief Magistrate court learnt that the criminal identified as Raphael Kiplagat willingly defiled the minor on 23rd Aug 2020, at around 1pm.
Additionally, in a report released on Thursday, September 29, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) stated that Kiplagat violated section 8 of the Sexual Offences Act, 2006.
“The prosecution proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Kiplagat did, in fact, willingly and illegally cause penetration to a 4-year-old girl in violation of the law,” ODPP stated.
According to section 8 of Sexual Offences act, a person who commits an act which causes penetration with a child is guilty of an offence termed defilement.
Part (2) dictates that A person who commits an offence of defilement with a child aged eleven years or less shall upon conviction be sentenced to imprisonment for life.