10 In the same breath I find the accused person guilty of the defilement of FATOUMATTA JALLOW in Count I. Guilty of defilement of FATOU NDEY BOJANG in Count II. Guilty of the Seduction of FATOUMATTA JALLOW in Count III, and guilty of the Seduction of FATOU NDEY BONANG in Count IV. I shall proceed with the conviction of the accused person accordingly. PREVIOUS CONVICTION: Nothing Known. ALLOCUTUS: This Court has now found you ANDRE VAN ROY guilty of double offences of defilement under Section 127 (1) of the Criminal Code and double offences of seduction under Section 38 (1) (a) of the Children’s Act. Before sentence is passed on you, the Court would like to know if you or Counsel on your behalf has anything to say in mitigation. MR K SANYANG: The convict is a first time offender. He is an aged man who has been afflicted by a medical condition in detention. He has shown sufficient remorse and will not repeat this offence if given another opportunity. We ask for leniency. We ask the Court to temper justice with mercy. We urge the Court not to impose a custodial sentence. We refer the Court to Section 29 (2) of the Criminal Code. SENTENCE I have carefully listened to the plea for leniency, and I have also considered the fact that the convict is a first time offender and an old