Popular Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, has been sentenced to sixteen years imprisonment over sexual assault of a 14-year-old minor.
This is according to a judgement delivered by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of Lagos High Court on Thursday, July 14, 2022, which lasted for over two hours.
The court convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault.
Justice Taiwo, however, discharged and acquitted him of count one and count six, which were: sexual assault by penetration and attempted sexual assault by penetration.
The comic actor is facing six counts of child defilement that include indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration.
The offences were said to have contravened Sections 135, 137, 261, 202, 262 and 263 of the Lagos State Criminal Law 2015, which stipulates life imprisonment for offenders.
The actor denied the allegations. A CCTV video recording detailing his relationship with the victim said to be a minor was played in court.
Delivering the judgement, Justice Taiwo said that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of all the charges against him.
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