A 74-year-old man, Opeyemi Adepoju, accused of raping a
13-year-old girl (names withheld) has denied impregnating the girl, claiming
that his penis does not erect properly.
A prosecution witness, Femi Adesumo, told an Ikeja Division
of the Lagos State High Court, that the septuagenarian however, admitted that
he only “had fun” with the teenager.
Testifying before the court on Wednesday, Adesumo said the
defendant, Adepoju, admitted being with the girl in his house at the Oworonsoki
area but denied having a sexual relationship.
“The case of defilement was reported to the office on the
25th of January, 2014, around 11:30hours,” Adesumo, a police officer, said.
“In the statement made by Adepoju, he said that he do have
fun with the girl two to three times, thereby, having canal knowledge of the
girl. She sells smoked fish and brings them for sale at the house”, he added.
Adesumo said when the girl was taken to the General Hospital
in Ikeja for medical checks, it was discovered that she was pregnant.
He said, “After the statement of Adepoju have been taken, he
denied having carnal knowledge of the girl claiming he had weak erection and
that he doubts if the girl was pregnant or was even a virgin.”
Nigeria Police, Oworoshonki Division, said it took steps
to ascertain whether the 13-year-old was raped, but did not attempt to confirm
Adepoju’s weak erection claims.
The trial judge, Sedoten Ogunsanya, adjourned the case to
June 8 for continuation of trial.
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