The Kanifing Magistrates Court, presided over by Senior Magistrate Sainabou Wadda-Ceesay, yesterday convicted and sentenced one Ousman Conteh to three years mandatory imprisonment without an option of a fine after having found him guilty of forcing a boy child of nine years into having carnal knowledge of him. The act is in violation of section 147 of the constitution.

The particulars of offence stated that the convict on 7th November 2007, unlawfully had carnal knowledge with a male student aged nine without his consent.

In her ruling Magistrate Wadda Ceesay declared that the unholy practice could not be condoned in our society, noting that such ill behaviour is completely against the norms and values of the society and that therefore the culprit should not be allowed to go scot-free in order to nip the indecent act in the bud.

Sgt. 870 Touray was the prosecuting officer.