Man who said he had sex with schoolgirl is charged

Calvin Mbane Alfayo, alias Mohamed Alfayo (centre), the man suspected of posting on Facebook photos of himself and an underage girl with whom he claimed to have had sex. He was charged on October 11, 2016 with promoting sexual offenses with a minor. PHOTO | GEOFFREY RONO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Calvin Mbane Alfayo is accused of promoting sexual offenses with a child.
  • The accused had appeared in court last Wednesday but was not required to take plea as investigations were not complete.

A man who bragged on his Facebook page that he allegedly had sex with a Standard Four girl was on Tuesday charged in a Sotik court with promoting sexual offenses with a minor.

The suspect, Calvin Mbane Alfayo, alias Mohammed Alfayo, is accused of promoting sexual offenses with a child contrary to section 12 (a) of the Sexual offenses Act.

The charge against the accused stated that on October 3 at Chebilat trading centre in Bomet County he distributed photographs and articles that promoted or were intended to promote sexual offences with a child.

The accused denied the charges when he appeared before Sotik Senior Resident Magistrate Bernard Omwansa.

Mr Alfayo had appeared in court last Wednesday but was not required to take plea as investigations were not complete.

He was released on a bond of Sh100,000 and a surety of similar amount.

The case was fixed for a hearing on November 21 but will be mentioned on October 25.