Man gets 50-year jail term for defiling two nursery school children

A casual labourer who defiled three nursery school children has been sentenced to 50-year imprisonment by an Embu court.

Josphat Namu, 37, was found guilty of sexually assaulting and indecently touching the girls’ private parts during the ordeal that took place in Kithimu market, Embu West Sub-County, while accompanied by another man.

While handing the sentence on Thursday, Embu Senior Resident Magistrate Vincent Nyakundi said the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that he, together with one Mr Francis Nthiga, defiled the minors on May 21, 2014, as they went home from school.
Nthiga is already serving a 25-year jail term imposed in April this year.

The court heard how the two waylaid the schoolgirls and offered them sweets and guided them to a nearby maize plantation from where they defiled them.

Their act was only discovered after the girls complained of pain in their genitals and upon interrogation, revealed what had happened.

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The girls guided the neighbours in identifying the culprits.

They were cornered by a mob that beat them up with assorted weapons, and were only rescued by police from the nearby Itabua Police Station.

The three girls were taken to Embu Level Five Hospital for check up and hospital report indicated that they were defiled.

In mitigation, Mr Namu pleaded for a non-custodial sentence, saying he was the sole bread winner to his family.

He claimed that his two children had already stopped going to school since he was arrested.

Mr Namu said he was being framed, claiming there was a land dispute between him and one of the girl’s family.

He said as neighbours with families of two of the girls, he has had several disagreements with them.

However, Mr Nyakundi dismissed Namu’s belated defence, saying he failed to defend himself when he was given the chance.

He gave him 14 days to appeal the judgment.