By: Audrey Raymonda John
The High Court in Kenema, presided over by Justice Abdul Sheriff, has sentenced Bobor Alfred, a farmer from Jumu Kafabu Village in the Nongowa Chiefdom, to eight years’ imprisonment for sexually penetrating a minor.
Alfred was charged with one count of sexual penetration, contrary to Section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act No. 12 of 2012, as amended by Section 4(a)(iii) of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act No. 8 of 2019.
According to the particulars of offence, on 30 September 2025, at Jumu Kafabu Village in the Kenema Judicial District, Eastern Province, Alfred unlawfully engaged in an act of sexual penetration with a seven‑year‑old child.
When the charge was read and explained to him, the accused pleaded guilty and appealed to the court for leniency. He was represented by defence counsel Patrick Kamara of the Legal Aid Board.
In delivering judgment, Justice Sheriff considered the guilty plea, the mitigation presented by defence counsel, and the tender age of the victim. He subsequently sentenced Alfred to eight years’ imprisonment at the Sierra Leone Correctional Centre in Kenema.