NAIROBI,Kenya, Mar, 14 – Ramadhan Johnson was arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts Monday and charged with groping a woman along Murang’a road within Nairobi’s central business district on March,10.2022.
According to court documents, the 21 year old is said to have indecently touched the victim’s backside without her consent.
“You are charged that on March 10th along Murang’a Road Nairobi, you intentionally and unlawfully touched the buttocks of the victim against her will,” read a section of the charge sheet.
The incident which is further said to have occurred at around 9pm, saw the accused follow the victim after she briefly returned to her shop in order to store an umbrella she was carrying.
“While coming back from the store as she was walking along a narrow path, she was attacked by the accused person in this case from behind who intentionally touched her buttocks with his hands and pulled her towards his body” read a police report.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Wendy Micheni,Johnson is further said to have hurled insults at the victim,constantly referring to her as a prostitute.
She is then said to have shortly fled the scene for her own safety upon realizing three other men were approaching her.
The matter was reported to the central police station on March 11,2022 after efforts by mediators to have the accused apologize proved futile.
Johnson pleaded not guilty to one count of committing an indecent act with an adult before being released on a bond of Sh300,000 with alternative cash bail of Sh100,000.
The case will be mentioned on March,28,2022.
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