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Appeal Court frees Lagos doctor Femi Olaleye convicted of raping minor
The appeal court sitting in Lagos has nullified the rape conviction against the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Olufemi Olaleye.
Olaleye was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the high court on a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration of his wife’s 16-year-old niece.
The Court of Appeal, in a judgment delivered on Friday, upheld Dr. Olaleye’s appeal and acquitted him of the charges.
The three-member panel of the appeal court are Jimi Olukayode Bada, Mohammad Sirajo, and Folasade Ojo.
Bada read the lead judgment which was adopted by the two other justices.
The appeal court held that the lower court erred based on the “tainted” and “unreliable” evidence of Oluremi, the defendant’s wife, and the alleged survivor.
The appeal court stated that Oluremi’s conduct showed that she was motivated by greed and the desire to take over the appellant’s assets upon his incarceration.
The appellate court described Olaleye’s wife as a “tainted witness”.
The court also ruled that the lower court relied on the “hearsay evidence” of the other witnesses on the age of the alleged survivor.
The appellate court held that since none of the witnesses witnessed the birth of the alleged survivor, it was wrong for the lower court to rely on their testimonies.
The court ruled that the prosecution’s case that the alleged survivor was a 16-year-old child was bereft of evidence.
The court described the testimonies of the child forensic specialist, that of a medical doctor from the Mirabel Centre, and the investigating officer’s, as “worthless”.
The appellate court said the trial judge “interfered” in the proceedings by bridging the “yawning gaps” in the prosecution’s case.
The court held that the prosecution failed to present material witnesses such as two family members who witnessed Olaleye’s alleged confession.
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