MICHAEL AKINOLA
A 23-year old teacher, David James, has been arrested in Lagos State for the alleged sexual assault on a 4-year old girl by using his hand to wash her private part inside school.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Greater Scholar International School, located at Abraham Adesanya, Ajah area of Lagos, where James was employed as class teacher.
The Police alleged that the teacher, James, lured the victim to a corner of the school, pretended to be attending to her and used water to wash her private part.
The whole thing got exposed after the victim informed her parents about what happened and consequently, the parents reported to the Police. The teacher, James, was then arrested. He was later transferred to the Gender Section of the State Command for interrogation over the alleged conduct.
After rounds of interrogation, the Police found him culpable and subsequently charged him before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence, which attracts several years of imprisonment if found guilty.
The Court did not take his plea when he was arraigned following a motion moved by the prosecutor, Supol Akeem Raji, asking the Court to give a date and refer the matter to the DPP for legal advice.
Thus, the Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. B.O. Osunsanmi, ordered his remand in custody at the Correctional Centre at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending the outcome of the DPP’s advice and directed the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send it to the DPP.
The matter was adjourned till 26th June, 2023, for mention for the report of the DPP’s advice to be made available, which will determine if the matter will be transferred to the High Court or not over jurisdiction.