Jinja: Pastor Masiga arrested for defiling 16yo girl
Jinja—28, September 2021: Masiga Robert, 40, has been arrested for defiling a girl aged just 16 years.
Masiga is a pastor, serving his flocks at “Christ is the Answer” church.
According to Charles Twine, the CID spokesperson, police is also investigating the ungodly man of aggravated trafficking.
“Upon search, more 32 children aged between 3- 18yrs were found in his residence incommunicado,” Twine says.
The Ugandan Penal Code Act defines defilement as “unlawful… sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of eighteen years” and makes the offense punishable by death.
Also, the crime of defilement, created in 1990, prohibits having or attempting sexual intercourse with a girl less than 18 years of age and carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Similarly, according to cehurd, 1 in 3 women are victims or survivors of sexual violence, 1 in 6 men are survivors/victims of Rape and Assault.
“The Police Crime report for 2015 shows that at least 1,419 cases of rape were reported countrywide. This rose to 1,572 in 2016, dropped to 1,335 in 2017, and rose to 1,580 cases in 2018,” cehurd looks into past crimes’ report by police.
It adds that the above statistics are “appalling and shocking.” “What aren’t we doing well?”
Over the years, the vice has continued, with more worrying figures.