A 23-year-old paedophile will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a Murang’a court found him guilty of sexually assaulting nine of his pupils – all of them boys.
The court found John Gichia Mugi guilty of committing indecent sexual acts on the pupils of Muthiria Primary School on diverse dates between January and May, 2015 and sentenced him to 90 years in prison.
In their testimonies, the victims said the teacher, who was their boarding master, stretched the scope of his duties to touching the boy’s private parts when they were in bed. He would also regale them with raunchy stories with the intention of baiting them to give in to his sexual advances. The science teacher, who was employed by the school’s board, took off after the boys reported the matter to their parents.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) interdicted the school’s head teacher after it was revealed he had tried to cover up the case when parents reported what their children had told them to him.
Bad blood
But in his defence, Gichia said the pupils, who he claimed didn’t like him because of his strictness, conspired with some of his jealous colleagues to frame him.
He told the court there was bad blood between him and three teachers after he was entrusted with the responsibility of heading the Science department.
Gichia said he was “a staunch Christian and could not engage in the kind of acts he had been accused of.”
But in his ruling, resident magistrate Jesse Masiga said the prosecution produced testimonies which were both corroborating and complimentary.
Serious offence
He said sexual molestation is shameful and humiliating in nature and that no responsible person would lie about it.
In mitigation, Gichia pleaded for leniency, saying he was responsible for his brothers upkeep and that he was still pursuing his studies.
But the magistrate said the offence he had committed was serious considering the accused was a teacher to whom parents had entrusted the welfare and safety of their young children.
He sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment for each count. The sentences will run consecutively.
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