A young man is being made to pay for his crime after he was found out to have r*ped a woman way older than he is.
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John Julius, a 19-year-old man, has landed in hot trouble for allegedly r*ping a 35-year-old woman.
He was remanded in prison custody by an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Prosecutor, Insp. Bayo Ajiboye, had told the court that the accused allegedly committed the offence on July 12 at Efon Alaaye-Ekiti.
Ajiboye said that the accused unlawfully raped a 35-year-old woman on her way from the farm and inflicted injuries that led to her being hospitalised.
He said the offence contravened Section 358 of the Criminal Code, Cap C 16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
He told the court that he had forwarded a duplicate of the case file to the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), for legal advice.
No plea was taken.
Magistrate Modupe Afeniforo remanded the accused in prison custody, and adjourned the case till Aug.19 for further mention.