First Grade Magistrate Roy Kakutu has sentenced Rashidi Sojola Alidi, 20, to 9 years imprisonment for abducting and sexually molesting a 13 year old girl.
According to Mangochi Police assistant PRO, Maybe Chombo, Alidi lured the victim to an area called “Bwalo la ndege” in Mangochi where he sexually assaulted and had unprotected sex with her twice.
Alidi denied the charges placed against him, but the state prosecutor brought up evidence which the Magistrate concurred with.
Alidi, hails from Chipalamawamba Village from Traditional Authority Mapira in Mangochi and has been sentenced to 108 months in prison for having sexual intercourse with a minor and 18 months of imprisonment for child abduction.