by Angela Onyebuchi | May 15, 2024 | Child Abuse
An Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta, on Monday, April 14, sentenced a 47-year-old secondary school teacher, Ojo Ezekiel, to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl. Ojo Ezekiel, who was first arraigned on July 1, 2022, was convicted on a sole count...
by Angela Onyebuchi | May 6, 2024 | Child Abuse, Rape
The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday, April 23, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, a 32-year-old software engineer, Chukwudi Anyanwu, who had unlawful sexual intercourse with his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter. According...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Apr 25, 2024 | Rape
A man was sentenced to 13 years in prison and three years in community custody on Monday, April 22, after pleading guilty to a second-degree attempted murder charge in early March. Chae Kyong An, from Lacey Washington, buried his wife alive after the two got into an...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Apr 23, 2024 | Child Abuse
Jeremy Williams, a resident of Georgia, has received four death penalties for offering Kristen Siple $2,500 to sexually assault her 5-year-old daughter, Kamarie Holland, and then killing the child. The disturbing nature of the incident has triggered significant public...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Apr 19, 2024 | Child Abuse
The founding member and former bassist of Saxon, one of the UK’s most successful heavy metal bands, has been jailed for assaulting a six-year-old girl. Stephen Dawson, 72, was sentenced to five years in prison at Sheffield Crown Court after he was convicted of...