A 70-year-old rapist has been jailed for two days by Justice John Bosco Allieu, an action that has caused outpouring of outrage across Sierra Leone.

The elder was found guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl, whose parents he served as a night watchman.

Sierra Leoneans took to social media and radio following the sentence, with some calling for the sacking of the judge responsible.

Gender equality and rights campaigners said the move by a Freetown High Court was a slap on the face of the efforts to curtail sexual and gender-based violence in the country.

The convict was scheduled for release on Wednesday.

Reports indicated that Justice John Bosco Allieu had doubted the man’s mental state, even though he failed to order a psychiatric evaluation on him.

The ruling came just days after the launch of a national campaign against rape, spearheaded by First Lady Fatima Bio.

The high profile campaign dubbed Hands Off Our Girls, was launched in Freetown over the weekend by President Julius Maada Bio and graced by five West African first ladies.

The president and his celebrity wife have boosted the fight against sexual violence, which was rife in Sierra Leone, with words and actions in the last seven month of his coming to power.

Notably, President Bio recently heightened the debate around rape with his call for a harsher punishment for anyone found guilty of committing it.

Last month, an organisation which provides shelter and support for gender-based violence victims reported that it had a seven months old baby as the youngest victim at the time.

And that came amidst a public debate sparked by images of a five-year-old girl left paralysed after being raped by an elderly relative.

The head of the influential women’s rights campaign group, 50:50, Dr Fatu Taqi said the controversial ruling appeared to make mockery of the president’s and the first lady’s efforts and declaration.

“For me, it is a case for the president to act on the matter. Let him show that what he says he marches it with action,” she told a popular radio breakfast show on Wednesday.

The UN Women representative in Sierra Leone, Ms Mary Okumu, also expressed concern and said the ruling called for a review for the interest of justice for women and girls.

The judiciary has always been blamed for the rise in sexual abuse cases, due to what critics say were delays and low conviction rates.

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The truth is, rape and sexual assault has always occured in our society from the time of our fathers and forefathers.

The reason cases of rape seem prevalent in our society today is because we have ready access to information through the internet and social media. Also, women all over the world have more rights.

They are also more sexually aware.


In the days of our ancestors and predecessors, these cases were hushed up to prevent family disgrace and women had little or no control over the fate of their bodies.

Technology does indeed have its advantages.

True definition of INJUSTICE!

Hmmm

ok

AFRICA IS A GODFORSAKEN CONTINENT!!

ValCon888:
The truth is, rape and sexual assault has always occured in our society from the time of our fathers and forefathers.

The reason cases of rape seem prevalent in our society today is because we have ready access to information through the internet and social media. Also, women all over the world have more rights.

They are also more sexually aware.


In the days of our ancestors and predecessors, these cases were hushed up to prevent family disgrace and women had little or no control over the fate of their bodies.

Technology does indeed have its advantages.

what is this one saying

outrageous indeed

watin be serria lone self? na club name for England leave conference north? am not understanding

2 days?

Is hard to believe

Ff

Him go soon die now, so no need

In a hereby country, they'd have lynched than 70 years old man

Shey sierra lone wan dey drag corruption with Nigeria??

Nigeria can give 10 years sentence and release you the next day on lowkey.

2days ke?
This must be a joke.
What rubbish..
Someone that should be hanged..or sentenced to use the rest of his miserable life in prison.

2 days?! 2 days?!

I'm so sorry

DaddyGngeess:
Him go soon die now, so no need

Oga,dem need to hasten up his death.. He doesn't deserve to live anymore.. 70years is too much for a paedophile to live.

Too small a sentence!


Why do pedophiles escape with their crime? Africans na wa.

Very well said.

I have said same over and over again. In the old days when women had less rights, they must have been mercilessly exploited

ValCon888:
The truth is, rape and sexual assault has always occured in our society from the time of our fathers and forefathers.

The reason cases of rape seem prevalent in our society today is because we have ready access to information through the internet and social media. Also, women all over the world have more rights.

They are also more sexually aware.


In the days of our ancestors and predecessors, these cases were hushed up to prevent family disgrace and women had little or no control over the fate of their bodies.

Technology does indeed have its advantages.

don't understand what is happening to me these days I don't get too much likes & comments on my posts. It's as if someone has tempered with my calabash in the village!!!! Can I get some likes to Shame my village people?

More reason why Nigeria must cease to exist...

CynthiaChi:
2 days?! 2 days?!

As in ehn..I don't understand

Blike say dem never rape that judge daugther when dem rape em pikin sense go fall on am

HarkymTheOracle:

As in ehn..I don't understand

I would love to understand what exactly the judge was thinking.. Like how is that justice? Some stories just tire me at times

Unbelievable!

ValCon888:
The truth is, rape and sexual assault has always occured in our society from the time of our fathers and forefathers.

The reason cases of rape seem prevalent in our society today is because we have ready access to information through the internet and social media. Also, women all over the world have more rights.

They are also more sexually aware.


In the days of our ancestors and predecessors, these cases were hushed up to prevent family disgrace and women had little or no control over the fate of their bodies.

Technology does indeed have its advantages.

In simple terms, what are you saying?

Only in Africa