UK-based Nigerian jailed for 28 years for child sexual abuse
Anthony Adewale Sobogun, a 61-year-old UK-based Nigerian, has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for multiple sexual offences against two children. The offences, which included rape and sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, took place over 15 years in the 1990s and early 2000s. Sobogun was found guilty of 17 non-recent sexual abuse offences at Inner London Crown Court. The victims, known to Sobogun, bravely came forward, enabling the police to build a strong case.
What happened
- Anthony Adewale Sobogun was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court after being found guilty of 17 sexual abuse offences.
- The abuse spanned 15 years and included rape and sexual intercourse with a girl under 13.
- One victim said Sobogun accompanied her to an abortion clinic after she became pregnant with his child.
- Police used medical records and counselling notes as evidence and conducted video-recorded interviews in specially designed suites.
- The victims urged others to speak up, emphasizing that it is never too late to seek justice.
