A couple in Lagos State has been sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting their 15-year-old housemaid.
The couple, 49-year-old Ezimora Okechukwu and his wife, Ezimora Obioma, were convicted and sentenced on amended charge on Monday.
Following their arraignment, the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sentenced Okechukwu to seven years and three years consecutively for indecent handling and sexual assault.
His wife, Obioma, was sentenced to one year of community service for concealing the act of sexual assault done to their housemaid.
The incident occurred on July 17, 2022, in the house of the convicts, in the Abule-Osun area of Lagos State.
According to the prosecution counsel, the offences committed by the couple contravene Section 135 (1), 163 and 415 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the victim, a 15-year-old housemaid at the time of the incident, was indecently handled, touched and sexually assaulted by Okechukwu. The victim reported the heinous act to Obioma who concealed the incident and did not report it to the authorities.
Their amended charge read, “Felony contrary to Section 135(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Did you, Ezimora Okechukwu, on July 17, 2022, at No 9, Block 19, Divine Height Street, Abule Osun, Lagos State, indecently handle a victim, a 15-year-old, by caressing her breast?”
“Sexual assault contrary to Section 163 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State. Did you Ezimora Okechukwu sexually assault the victim?”
“Accessory after the fact of felony contrary to Section 415 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State. Did you Ezimora Obioma, fail to notify police when the victim age 15 years, reported to you that one Ezimora Okechukwu had sexual intercourse with her.”
