By Abubakar Bin Siraji
MBALE CITY
The Industrial City Division Police in Mbale City are holding a 42-year-old man, a one Sadi on allegations of sodomizing a 12-year boy.
Sadi who is a resident of Mutoto cell, Mooni Ward, Industrial City division is accused to have sodomised a 12 yrs old boy who is his biological son at Mutoto cell, Mooni ward.
Addressing the media on Friday morning, 4th October, 2024, the Elgon regional police Spokesperson, Rogers Taitika said the complainant who is a neighbour said the incident happened in the wee hours of 3rd Oct 2024.
Sadi who is also the complainant’s biological father is said to have approached the son and requested him to sleep with him on one bed.
The victim went and the suspect reportedly intoxicated him with some substance yet under investigation and the boy lost consciousness but on gaining his senses, he felt a lot of pain around his anus and the suspect was naked.
The boy narrates how his father started telling him that he is very handsome and offered him Shs1000 which he refused but instead decided to report the incident to a neighbor who quickly called for Sadi’s arrest.
Police visited the scene, suspect examined on Pf 24 and found to be HIV+, the Victim was also examined on Pf 3a and found to be around 12yrs of aged and still HIV-, however he is already on pep.
File will be submitted to RCSA for perusal and advice on a preferable charge from the new Homosexuality Act according to Taitika.
President Museveni in May last year signed into law the anti-LGBTQ bill, the bill includes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality’ which includes sex with a minor, having sex while HIV positive and incest.
The bill also criminalizes sex education for the gay community and makes it illegal not to expose what it calls perpetrators of aggravated homosexuality to the police. It calls for “rehabilitation” widely discredited conversion therapy for gay offenders.
