Teacher imprisoned for life for raping 7-yr-old girl

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An Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta on Monday sentenced Ojo Ezekiel, 47, a secondary school teacher, to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old minor.

Justice Abiodun Akinyemi stated that Ezekiel, first arraigned on July 1, 2022, was convicted on a sole count of rape, which is contrary to Section 3 (1) and punishable under Section 3 (2) of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law of Ogun State 2017.

Ezekiel was reportedly teaching at a secondary school that shares the same compound as the minor?s school.

The prosecuting counsel, Olusegun Olaotan, had told the court that the victim?s mother while bathing her seven-year-old daughter, observed that something was wrong with her private part.

After persistent questioning, the seven-year-old revealed to her mother how she was sexually abused by the teacher.

Olaotan, in his final submission, said: ?While giving her evidence in court, the second prosecution witness (PW2), who is the victim, said that the defendant used to pull aside her pant before inserting his finger into her vagina.

?Evidence of the third prosecution witness (PW3) (medical doctor) corroborates that of the second prosecution witness. She testified that, in the course of examining, she discovered that the hymen of the PW2 was not intact. It was opened by 2cm.?

He noted that PW2?s evidence supports the fact that she was sexually assaulted and that this was further corroborated by exhibits 2 and 3 in addition to the testimony of PW1, the child?s mother, who observed that something was wrong with her private part.