PREVIOUS CONVICTION: Nothing Known COURT: You have now been found guilty of the offence of rape contrary to section 121 and punishable with up to life imprisonment under section 122 of the Criminal Code. Before sentence is passed on you, do you or counsel on your behalf have anything to say in mitigation? SENTENCE Having listened to the plea for leniency by counsel on behalf of the convict, I agree that the convict is a first time offender. However, the offence he committed carries a maximum sentence of Life Imprisonment. The circumstances in which he committed the offence are so grave because he ravished a very littler child who could not even understand the impact of the act and he did not care how traumatizing it would be to the victim and her parents. And when some day in future she knows, it may stigmatize her for the rest of my life. This is a beastly display of manhood and a very selfish way of satisfying greed for sex. The convict therefore is a real danger to the women and girls in that neighborhood. It is people like the convict who should be kept away from society for some time. I shall pass a deterring sentence. The convict is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. EMMANUEL A. NKEA JUDGE 7