MAN GETS 20 YEARS FOR RAPING 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL
[The Standard - The Gambia] - 14/11/2025
By Arret Jatta The Banjul High Court has sentenced Saikou Bah to 20 years imprisonment for raping a five-year-old girl. Presiding judge Justice Jaiteh found Bah guilty of intentionally and under coercive circumstances engaging in a sexual act with the minor, contrary to Section 3(1)(a) of the (…)
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