Masaka High Court Justice Dr. Winfred Nabisinde has sentenced a security guard to 20 years in jail for defiling a 15-year- old dumb girl.
Prosecution led by Amina Akasa told court that while on duty at Masaka School of the Deaf on September 1, 2018, found Jorum Tumwekwase dragged his victim to his room where he forcefully used her.
Akasa told court that Tumwekwase breached the trust the school proprietors had in him when he defiled the victim instead of protecting her.
She asked court to give Tumwekwase a long custodial sentence so as to serve as an example to other men in society who sexually abuse People with disabilities.
The defense lawyer, Alexender Lule told court that Tumwekwase is remorseful for his actions and asked court to give him a lenient sentence since he didn’t waste courts time.
In her judgment, Justice Nabisinde says that the practice of people forcing young girls into sex is rampant in Masaka region, adding that court has the duty of protecting young girls from sexual assault.
She only reduced one year the convict spent on remand and another since he pleaded guilty to the offense and saved court’s time.
