A native doctor, Babatunde Ajisoloye, was on Friday charged before an Ikeja High Court in Lagos State for alleged sexual assault and rape. He however denied the two count charges.Ajisoloye who had no legal representation in court, according to the prosecutor, Mrs A.B. Awosika, committed the offences on August 10, 2014 at Marvina Hotel in Abule-Egba, a suburb of Lagos.
Awosika said the defendant sexually assaulted a woman (name withheld) by removing her clothes and rubbing an unknown substance on her body.
According to her: “The defendant proceeded to have an unlawful sexual intercourse with the victim without her consent.”
She said that the offences were in contravention of sections 258 (1) and 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Justice Kudirat Jose ordered that a pro-bono counsel should be provided for Ajisoloye and adjourned the case till March 9 and March 10 for trial.
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