BY ROMINAH FAKA
The case involving a man who exposed his private parts to two children, aged 13 and 14, in 2022 was adjourned yesterday to allow the defense counsel obtain further instruction from defendant before the Pre-Trial Conference (PTC) is conducted.
Court granted the request during mention yesterday and adjourned the matter to June 16 for the PTC.
The court also extended bail for the defendant.
The defendant’s lawyer informed the court that the defendant had failed to attend her office after the last mention. Just the day before the court appearance, she managed to speak with him outside the courtroom and requested additional time to obtain further instructions.
The defendant, a 40-year-old man whose name is withheld to protect the identity of the victims, has been charged with two counts of indecent acts and has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The complainants are two vulnerable children, aged 13 and 14 at the time of the incident.
The alleged offense occurred on March 21, 2022, in Isabel.
Both complainants were walking past a house when the defendant called out to them. They approached him while he was drinking a cup of tea.
The complainants sat at the door of the defendant’s house, and he then exposed his private body part to them and forced them to look at it.
Police also alleged that the defendant showed his private body part not only to these two complainants but also to several other girls, and he showed pornographic videos to the young girls as well.
Both victims were unhappy with what the defendant did, so they reported the matter to the police, and an investigation was then carried out. The defendant was then charged with the offense of indecent acts without consent.
Francisca Luza appears for the crown, and Bethsaida Kere acted for the defendant.
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