June 01, 2005

Priest facing sex charges granted bail

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2005-06-01 09:31:46
By Lydia Shekighenda

A Catholic priest, Sixtus Kimaro, who is accused of sodomising a 17-year-old-boy, was yesterday granted bail by the Kisutu Resident Magistrate?s Court.

Principal Resident Magistrate Pellagia Khaday said the accused had the right to be granted a bail.

She said that the prosecution had failed to provide satisfactory argument in its opposition to the accused\'s bail application. She said the security reasons advanced by the prosecution were frivolous.

The magistrate said the prosecution had contradicted itself in opposition to bail.

'The prosecution told the court that the investigation was complete, while the affidavit to stop his bail showed that the investigation is incomplete,' she said.

Posted by kshaw at June 1, 2005 06:10 AM