Uganda: Court Upholds 11-Year Jail Sentence for Soroti Defiler

Soroti — THE Court of Appeal has upheld a sentence of 11 years imprisonment against a man who defiled a 13-year-old girl in Soroti. "We find that the High Court trial judge properly convicted and sentenced the appellant.

"We also find that the sentence of 11 years and six months imprisonment, which the trial judge imposed on the appellant, is neither harsh nor excessive," a panel of three judges ruled.

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