R  aphael Adanlawo, a middle-aged man, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for raping his seven-year-old stepdaughter.
Around 10 p.m. on April 4, 2019, the offender committed the crime in Adamama Quarters in Igbobini, Ese-Odo Local Government Area.
Mother of the victims told the court how she discovered that her daughter was raped after she observed a change in the manner her daughter walked.
When I got back from my trip, I noticed that my daughter was having difficulty walking. I gently forced her to speak, and she revealed what the defendant had done to her.
My daughter told me that Adanlawo, who is my husband, pulled down her underwear, forcefully penetrated her and instructed her not to tell anyone about it.”