a Madrassa teacher has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for repeatedly sodomizing his 15-year-old student.

According to a statement issued by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Yusuf Charo Dole, 25, of Malindi, you committed the act on July 29, 2022, in Mambrui, Magarini sub-county.

"Yusuf Charo Dole was convicted with the offence of defilement contrary to section 8[1] as read with section 8[3] of the sexual offences act No. 3 of 2006," according to the ODPP.

Chief Magistrate Elizabeth Usui sentenced the accused after the prosecution established its case beyond a reasonable doubt with appropriate evidence and witness testimony.

“In her verdict, Chief Magistrate Hon. Elizabeth Usui ruled the evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to support the charge against Dole,” the ODPP stated.

“The Prosecution through prosecution Counsels Kennedy Kirui and Barack Chirchir presented four witnesses whose testimonies and exhibits proved the case against the accused person.”

The court heard that the suspect drugged the child with a green tablet when he went to visit him.

According to the ODPP, the drug-induced drowsiness in the kid allowed the tutor to sodomize him as the victim watched helplessly repeatedly.

“The pill made the boy drowsy and the accused took him to another room where he committed the heinous act. Hon. Usiu observed that despite being incapacitated to move, the victim was able to witness the ordeal being meted on him by his religious teacher,” said the ODPP.

“The accused person undressed the minor sodomizing him repeatedly leaving him to writhe in pain and the trauma made him unable to attend classes or talk to anyone for one week.”