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Man Remanded For Allegedly R@ping His Wife's 17-year-old Sister In Ondo

Posted by Amarachi on Thu 12th Sep, 2024 - tori.ng

Olorunfemi who was arraigned before the court was charged with a one-count charge of unlawful s3xual intercourse with the young girl.

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A 30-year-old commercial motorcycle operator, Michael Olorunfemi, has been remanded at Olokuta correctional centre by the Chief Magistrate sitting in Akure, Ondo state capital, over the alleged def!lement of his wife’s 17-year-old sister.

Olorunfemi who was arraigned before the court was charged with a one-count charge of unlawful s3xual intercourse with the young girl.

According to the Police prosecutor, Inspector Taiwo Oniyere, the defendant committed the offence in August 2024, at 10 pm, in the Onigaari area of Irese Road, Akure.

The Police prosecutor stated that the father of four, married to the sister of the victim, unlawfully had carnal knowledge of the 17-year-old girl.

The offence, according to the charge read to the defendant, contravened Sections 357 and 358 of the Criminal Code Law of Ondo State, 2006.

The prosecutor prayed the court to remand the defendant to a correctional centre pending advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

In the statement of the police, which was read in court, the defendant confessed to committing the crime, and said, “I had s3xual intercourse with the victim in the bush

The victim approached me to take her to her boyfriend’s house, and on our way, I stopped near a bush and r@ped her. I promised to give her money, which I did not. She then reported me to her mother, which led to my arrest,”


The Chief Magistrate Kolawole Aro, however, ordered that Olorunfemi should be remanded in Olokuta Correctional Centre.

He said the defendant should be kept in custody while the case file is transferred to the DPP for advice, and adjourned the case till October 31, 2024 for review.
 



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