A 45-year-old man, Ayo Fadairo has landed in prison after he was arrested and charged before an Isolo Magistrates’ court in Lagos for sexual harassment and assault by allegedly touching a woman’s breasts and buttock without her consent.
The incident happened at Akanro Street in Ilasamaja area of Lagos, residence of the suspect and the victim.
However, the accused told the court that he used to touch the petitioner’s breasts and buttock but she had never complained against such action from him.
Fadairo landed in trouble after he reportedly touched the woman identified as Anu Felix’s breasts and buttock with the desire to lure her into sex without her consent.
Anu reported the matter to the police at Itire Division and Fadairo was arrested and taken to the station.
At the station, the victim alleged that the suspect assaulted her by touching her private parts and at the same time assaulted her.
Fadairo, however, admitted that he touched her breasts and buttock and it was not the first time he was doing so to her and she never complained.
The police insisted that since he touched the victim without her consent, he committed a criminal offence and he was charged to court accordingly.
He was brought before the court for conduct likely to cause breach of public peace and assault on the victim on Thursday.
Fadairo pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The judge, A.O. Ogbe granted him bail in the sum of N30,000 with one surety in like sum.
Fadairo was remanded in prison custody pending when he will perfect his bail, while the matter was adjourned till 20 September, 2017.
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