Rape: Forensic reports reveals how Baba Ijesha allegedly inserted a car key into minor’s private part

By JESUTOMI AKOMOLAFE

A forensic report presented by a witness, Olabisi Ajayi-Kayode on Tuesday to Special Offenses Court in Ikeja has revealed that the embattled Yoruba actor, James Omiyinka, popularly known as ‘Baba Ijesha’, inserted a car key into the vagina of a minor.

The prosecution led by the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Olayinka Adeyemi presented the witness, a child forensic expert and the Executive Director of Cece Yara Foundation revealing that the clinical report on the minor showed Baba Ijesha allegedly engaged the child in sexual activities when she was 7 on two occasions and on one occasion inserted his car key into her vagina.

She added that the forensic interview she had with the victim showed engagement and suppression of the minor as Baba Ijesha had asked the minor not to inform anyone.

“He asked the child if he should remove his penis and asked her to sit on his lap,” the witness told the court.

“He told her not to tell anybody. The perpetrator also inserted his car key into her vagina and asked her not to tell anyone.”

Earlier, the counsel to the defendant had sought that the case be adjourned but his request was declined by Justice Olwatoyin Taiwo following the plea from DPP that the counsel to the defendant is taking the court for granted as the case is a criminal case.

Justice Oluwatoyin adjourned the trial to October 20 and 21 for further hearing.

Speaking to newsmen at the court premises, a movie producer in the entourage of Baba Ijesha stated that the forensic reports could be fallacy while condemning the report of Baba Ijesha admitting to the sexual assault allegations.

He said, “there is a form of fallacy which could also mean that the forensic report is fallacy but we wouldn’t conclude now since they told us that they have a video presentation to make. As of that we are going to judge between what is being said and what is on the video.”

Baba Ijesha was on June 16 arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, Lagos State for alleged sexual assault and attempted rape of a minor.

The 48-year-old actor was arraigned on a four-count charge of sexual assault, sexual assault by penetration, attempted rape and indecent treatment of a child. (The Guardian)