The High Court in Yei River County has sentenced thirty-five year old South Sudanese man into 14 years’ imprisonment for raping a baby girl.
35-year Charles Hakim has been charged under South Sudan Penal Code for raping one and half old baby in Yei town in February this year, Radio Easter reports.
Yei County High Court Judge, Obec Deyong Anyong presides over the court ruling.
Meanwhile, a civil society human rights activist, Benson Khamis has welcomed the ruling.
Khamis works for Community Empowerment for Rehabilitation and Development in Yei.
He appeals for full implementation of the law.
The court has granted the accused 14 days of appeal over the ruling if any.