A 37-year-old HIV-Positive man accused of raping a 4-year-old girl in Umuahia, Abia State, Mr. Chiemela Victor Ekeke has said his hand touched the victim’s private part by mistake.
Chimela Ekeke is from Ndioru in Ikwuano local government area of Abia state.
The accused person, a labourer and a farmer said on Friday 7th July 2023, when the incident happened, he had gone to the victim’s home in search of a woman that is related to the victim’s family to pay her the sum of N3,000 he had earlier borrowed from her.
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Narrating how he committed the crime to ABN TV, the accused person said upon arrival at the home of the victim located at Ogbulafor Street in Umuahia, he met the children playing in the parlour.
According to him, while two of the children left the parlour, and he was left with the youngest one, the 4-year-old old girl, he put her on his laps, playing with her.
He confessed that he laid her on the bed where his hand mistakenly touched her on the private part.
He denied having carnal knowledge of the victim despite blood stains around her legs. “Maybe it’s through the touching”, he stated defending why the blood gushed out from the baby’s private organ.
“I only touched her for a while. When she said she want to go inside the room, I left her“, he stated.
Mr. Okeke who after committing the act went to the bedroom of the children’s mother to have a rest said he was weak and needed to rest.
The mother was said to have arrived after the suspected paedophile had committed the act.
The victim had complained to her mother about the pain in her private part, making it difficult for her to pass urine.
This however aroused her mother’s suspicion who quickly raised alarm, leading to the arrest of Mr. Okeke.
Mr. Okeke who admitted that he is HIV-positive said the doctors informed him that the virus in his system is not something serious.
A medical test however reveals that a penetration had taken place in the private part of the 4-year-old girl and Mr. Okeke tested HIV positive.
She is currently undergoing treatment at an undisclosed medical facility.
The accused person has since been handed over to the police for investigation and prosecution.
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