A 19-year-old boy, Tope Anisere, was on Wednesday
docked by Ado-Ekiti Magistrate Court, Ekiti State, for an alleged sexual assault
on a three-year-old girl.
The accused person is standing trial on a charge of
indecent act.
According to police prosecutor, Sergeant Olubu
Apata, the accused person put the toddler on his laps and sexually abused her.
The prosecutor disclosed that the teenager
committed the offence on January 3, 2020, in Otun Ekiti, Moba Local Government
Area of the state.
He said it was the girl who reported the accused to
her mother which led to his arrest.
Apata said the offence contravened Section 360 of
the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The prosecutor urged the court to adjourn the case
to enable him study the file and assemble his witnesses.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge read
to him.
His counsel, Mr. Abiola Gboyega, urged the court to
grant his client bail, and promised that the defendant would not jump bail.
The Magistrate, Mrs. Kehinde Awosika, granted bail
to the accused in the sum of N50, 000 with one surety, adding that the surety
shall be a blood relation to the accused.
The Magistrate subsequently adjourned the case till February
10 for hearing
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