Lagos Teacher Jailed For Fondling Student’s Breast

An Ikeja, Lagos Special Offences Court, on Monday, sentenced a 31-year-old teacher, Idowu Daniel, to seven years imprisonment for fondling his 16-year-old student’s breast within a school premises.

His attempt to penetrate her, however, failed as she was a virgin.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the convict was charged with defilement.

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo held that the prosecution failed to establish the charge of defilement against the defendant, as the survivor failed to show up in court to testify.

“However, the confessional statement by the defendant, which was made voluntarily, showed that he sexually assaulted the minor.

“The defendant admitted to have fondled the breast of the victim twice and tried to have sex with her but he could not penetrate as she was a virgin.

“The defendant is hereby convicted on the charge of sexual assault of a child,” she said.

NAN reports that the convict pleaded for mercy when he was asked if he had anything to say.

“My lord, I am very sorry for what happened. I promise it will not happen again,” the convict told the court.

The judge also lashed out at the convict for touching the survivor in a suggestive way, adding that he would have gotten life imprisonment if the minor had testified in court as he reprimanded the Lagos teacher for fondling his student’s breast.

“You are a teacher and you were touching the breast of your student. You would have gone for life if the victim had come to court to testify.

The judge, who had earlier sentenced the convict to five years imprisonment, however, increased his jail term to seven years without an option of fine after saying that he had been in custody for three years. (NAN)

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