June 15, 2005

Fresh date set in priest's sex case

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2005-06-15 08:09:56
By Guardian Correspondent

Preliminary charges against Catholic clergyman Sixtus Kimaro, who is charged with a number of sexual offences involving a 17-year-old boy, will be read out to him on June 29.

The Kisutu Resident Magistrate?s Court set the date yesterday during a session held behind closed doors in accordance with the Sexual Offences Special Provision Act of 1998.

The preliminary charges will be read out to Kimaro, 38, before Senior Resident Magistrate Pellagia Khaday.

The Guardian reliably learnt yesterday that the prosecution told the court that investigations into the case had been completed and asked that a date be set on which preliminary charges would be read out to the accused.

Posted by kshaw at June 15, 2005 04:20 AM