"I Only Made An Attempt"; Young Man Arrested For ‘Defiling’ Girl In A Bathroom. Photo

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"I Only Made An Attempt"; Young Man Arrested For ‘Defiling’ Girl In A Bathroom. Photo

A 21-year-old man, Ugochukwu Kingsley, will on January 26, know whether he will be tried for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl.

Kingsley, from Abia State, was arrested last November 28 by the police following a complaint by the girl’s parents that he had had unlawful s*xual intercourse with her.
It was learnt that the suspect and the victim are neighbours in Oriwu along Igbogbo Road, Ikorodu.

He was accused of entering the bathroom while she was taking her bath. The girl was said to have started bleeding after the act.

But, before his arraignment, Kingsley told The Nation that he had no s*xual relations with the girl.

He said: “I didn’t force myself on her. I asked her, she was aware of everything. I didn’t sleep with her but I made an attempt. I didn’t know she was bleeding.”

The suspect was arraigned by the police on December 5 on Charge No: IKD/A/116/IKD/2016 before Chief Magistrate O. Oshoniyi on one-count of “unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl child aged 11 years.”

Chief Magistrate Oshoniyi barred the public from the proceedings because victim in a minor. The Nation learnt that Kingsley pleaded guilty to the charge.

Mrs Oshoniyi ordered that the case file be transferred to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for advice. She remanded Kingsley in Kirikiri.

The case was adjourned till January 26.