House help jailed for 5 years for sending her boyfriend images of 7-year-old girl
A middle-aged woman has
been sentenced to five years in prison or pay a Ksh.15 million fine for taking
pictures of a seven-year-old girl and sending them to her boyfriend.
Appearing before Milimani Children’s Court
Principal Magistrate Jackie Kibosia, the accused Sharon Wabwile was convicted
of the offence of undertaking child pornography.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution
(ODPP), in a statement on Tuesday, said it had sought compensation for the
victim, arguing that the minor had suffered emotional damage.
“The prosecution through Victor Preston Owuor
submitted during the sentencing hearing that the victim had suffered emotional
loss and prayed for compensation under Section 26 of the Victim Protection
Act,” stated the ODPP.
The court heard that Wabwile who was at the time
working as a house help, took several naked images of the minor she was taking care
of while she was asleep and sent them to her boyfriend who had asked for them.
The Magistrate found the suspect guilty on all
three counts and also ordered her to pay “a restitution amount of Ksh.2 million
to the victim,” which takes precedence over the fine.
The court further directed that, in the event the
convict is unable to raise the restitution amount, then the victim can claim it
through the Victim Protection Trust Fund.
Magistrate Kibosia also ordered that the images be expunged
from all social, print, and visual media platforms and that the phone that was
used to take the images be forfeited to the Communications Authority of Kenya.
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