By Dickens Wasonga.

A man has been sentenced to 50 years imprisonment by a Homabay court for defiling a minor.

Homa bay resident magistrate James Ong’ondo found Marcus Ondiegi, 47, guilty of defiling, 11 year old standard four pupil at Wikoteng’ Primary School on 23rd of April this year at Nyakwatha village in Ndhiwa district of Homa bay County.

The Prosecutor Chief inspector Edward Itaye told the court that, on the same day, the accused visited the home of the minor’s, grandmother Salome Mwangi and told her that the girl needed special prayers for he(accused) had foreseen that the child was likely to become insane in future.

Salome consented to his request and allowed the girl to accompany him to his house for prayers as alleged and even gave him shs.40 for transport.

The minor narrated that they slept in the same bed naked with the accused who raped her repeatedly for six consecutive days.

The minor added that On April 29th this year, she escaped to Mbeka market where she met one of her relatives who later took her back to the grandmother after narrating her ordeal.

The matter was later reported to Ndhiwa police station where the accused was arrested and charged with the offence.

In mitigation, he pleaded guilty and asked for leniency.

The magistrate however said the accused was found guilty and sentenced him to serve the jail term.

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