By Audrey John
Justice Alhaji Momoh Jah Stevens has sentenced an eighteen years old pupil, Joseph Ballay to five years imprisonment for sexual penetrating a sixteen years old girl ( Name Withheld) in Freetown.
The Convict pleaded guilty to the Sexual Penetration charge that he sexually penetrated the victim on 4th July 2021.
In her testimony, the Victim disclosed that the convict Jospeh Ballay was her boyfriend since 2018, but began to sexually penetrated her in 2020 and got pregnant in July 2020 but she aborted the pregnancy.
Despite such incidence, the victim said on 4th July 2021, the convict continued to sexually penetrate her.
The medical Doctor, Christine Williams attached at the Rainbow Medical Centre told the court that she examined and treated the victim whose private part was ruptured on 3rd August 2021, and at the end, reduced her findings to a report.
Another witness Finda Yarjah, a niece to the victim said the convict Joseph was their neighbor. She got the information from the victim, her niece that the convict has been penetrating her and in the event impregnated her.
The matter was investigated by Detective Sergeant 9909 Kabba attached at the Family Support Unit, Lumley together with Detective Sergeant 8602 Keifala A.K.
After going through the evidences adduced in court, Justice Alhaji Momoh-Jah Stevens sentenced Joseph Ballay to five years imprisonment at the Male Correctional Centre.
Lawyer J.K. Kamara prosecuted the matter for the State whiles Joseph Ballay was represented by Lawyer Cyril Taylor-Young.
