Justice Francis Banks Kamara has on January 26, 2021, convicted four people he found guilty of sexual penetration in Kailahun District, eastern Sierra Leone.
Justice Banks Kamara, was presented to the people of Kailahun on 23th January 23, 2021, and is the first Judge resident in that district.
The Hon. Judge has heard seventeen (17) cases related to sexual crimes, out of which cases four persons have been convicted and incarcerated at the at the Correctional Centre in Kailahun town.
The accused were charged with Sexual Penetration contrary to Section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act of 2012, Act No. 12 of 2012 as repealed and replaced by Section 4 (a) (i) of the Sexual Offences Amendment Act of 2019, Act No. 8 .
In delivering his judgement, Justice Banks-Kamara said he was satisfied that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. He therefore sentenced Mustapha Saffa Lansana and Samuel More to fifteen (15) years imprisonment each. Ensah Aruna who had been charged with sexual penetration and incest was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
03/02/2021. ISSUE NO: 7994