A friend of mine has posted ish about sexing a minor on fb
There are pictures there with her, and one where she shows her bust
Now,
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[li]is that enough as per kenyan law to convict or even prosecute him with a defilement case?[/li][li]Isn’t the much publicity it has garnered affect his right to a fair hearing?[/li][li]Who are the witnesses? Are they of value[/li][li]Will Facebook, or rather has Facebook ever provided information to kenyan authorities as to the IP addresses of devices used to login[/li][/ol]
My little paralegal training & experience tells me:
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[li]Not enough. Unless the kid testifies against him. In most similar cases, these kids hukataa kusaliti ‘boyfriends’[/li][li]Publicity will pressure the presiding magistrate to issue a Popular judgement that would harm the suspect. After cleanups n vettings judges n magistrates fear issuing judgements against public expectations [/li][li]In most of the cases, the police will produce a parent, the girl and the arresting officer. From experience, the parent is usually paid off so akikam kesi anaongea vitu hazisaidii kesi. The kid is usually taken to an aunt or a distant relative but the court is told alitoroka. Three adjournments later kesi inatupwa. The police officer huchoka kuja kesi at his own expense. Mara mob, they are transferred to a far area. Lack of witnesses means an injured case. These KoT and talkers won’t testify beyond their keyboards[/li][li]Yule police investigator in a resident magistrate court where the case will be filed won’t even think of this. The guy can exploit this by claiming he was hacked and hadn’t used the account for a while. The pics? Well Photoshop your honour. Now, court huko bush itatoa wapi a registered photo examiner? [/li][/ul]
Your opinion, learned friends. Your opinion.