By: Hafsatu Z Bangura
Augustine Turay made another another appearance before Justice Manuela Harding of the Sexual Modern Offences Court No.7 in Freetown on one count indictment of Sexual Penetration with a child.
As listed on the indictment the accused person Augustine Turay on the 22nd October at Freetown in the Western Area of the Republic of Sierra Leone engaged in an Act of Sexual Penetration with a child.
The Victim who was absent in her testimony said the accused person is her boyfriend, and that on the said date she received a call from the accused person who told her to come over that his mother requested to see the victim.
Furthermore to this, that she arrived at the house of the accused and asked of the accused mother but the accused told her that the mother was not at home.
He requested for me to go with him to his room, which I refused to and he forcefully dragged me to his room and removed my clothes including my undies and inserted his penis into my vagina her witness testimony states.
In conclusion to the testimony, that after the incident she felt bad about it and the accused gave her 5,000 old notes as transport money and later on confessed to her mother about the incident as she was unable to attend school the day of the incident.
Accused was granted bail in the sum of 50 Million Leones and a reliable surety, surety must be a resident of Freetown preferably in the Western Area and must produce valid Identity Card and bail must be approved by the Master and Registrar of the High Court.
Matter has been adjourned to the 22nd August 2022.
Defense Counsel for the accused person was absent and O.V Robbin Mason Jnr Prosecuting