Life sentence for father-of-six who defiled 12-year-old daughter

The accused has denied the allegations claiming the minor has been coached to testify against him. [PHOTO: ISTOCK]

A father is staring at life behind bars for defiling his teenage daughter. Mr BT was found guilty of two counts of incest act with a minor contrary to the Sexual Offense Act 2008. Kakamega Principal Magistrate Joseph Ndururi found the accused guilty of the offense and sentenced him punitively after his defense and mitigation were found wanting. Ndururi said the accused, in his defense, had admitted to being the father to the minor hence establishing the relationship between them to qualify the offense as incest.

"The accused person's defense is a mere denial and in the light of the compelling evidence, presented by the prosecution, I must reject it," said Justice Ndururi. He added, "there is only one sentence prescribed under section 20 (A) of the sexual offense act. I, therefore, find the suspect guilty and sentence him to life imprisonment."