Mom, 21, slept with 8-year-old boy 50 times

Abuja - A 21-year-old UK woman has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of having a long-term sexual relationship with a child (not her own), reported the Mail Online.According to the report, she had been 16 when she began sleeping with the boy who was eight years old at the time. She was caught when the boy began bragging about the affair at school; he claims they slept together up to 50 times.The immaturity factorThe woman, who is now a mother, was found to be highly immature by the judge concerned, who sentenced her to two years, of which she’ll only serve 12 months. This, the judge said, was to prevent further embarrassment for the woman and her family and to assist her in rebuilding her life. He also inferred that she was a low risk to re-offend and that she understood that what she’d done was wrong. In addition, she’ll be placed on the sexual offender’s registry for ten years and will not be allowed contact with children under the age of 16.PingatesWhy the low sentence?There are many factors involved in cases of sexual offences against children. The courts are obliged to act in favour of the victim,

but also to provide appropriate sentencing for offenders that are found to be guilty.Taken into account may be the offender’s mental and emotional capacity and maturity. Other aspects taken into account would be the offender’s history and social background. If the person is a repeat offender, for example, this may impact the sentence. If the offender was abused as a child, this can also direct sentencing. Another controversial factor is whether or not the offender has responsibilities such as children of their own  and whether or not the offender is considered to be an active member of the community.The best-case scenario is that the offender is monitored throughout prison time and then provided with rehabilitation into society, with precautions made to protect society  against that person. Some sex offenders are chronic re-offenders.Communities fear that convicted sex offenders may be released from prison into local areas and that they are not properly monitored. They suggest that communities be made aware  of the presence of people who are listed on the sexual offender’s registry, but this is not the case as even the offender has the right to privacy under some circumstances.Presumably the judge, together with the social workers, families of the victim and offender and other parties would have worked together to conclude that the woman was low-risk for reoffending

How can I get my wife to abort our baby?

 Dear Launcelot, I really need advice from your readers. I am a Nigerian based in South Africa and I'm also married to a South African woman, a Zulu woman, and they can be very stiff and stubborn. My problem is this, we have been married for five years without any children. When she eventually got pregnant this February we were over joyed, but our joy was short lived when we went to the hospital and the doctor told us that my wife has a medical problem in which if she keeps the baby and delivers him or her, that there is a high probability that the baby will be born with a disability. Or we can be buying a tablet for her to take every day until she delivers which will be costing us nothing less than 10,000 rand every month. And I don't have that kind of money. So the best option for us now is to abort the baby. But my wife has refused. She doesn't even want to consider it. Please LIB readers, what can I do because I really don't want a child who is disabled and I don't have money for the drugs. Note: 10,000 rand is about 200,000 Naira.

Meanwhile, I am going to be MIA for at least 16 hours, after two weeks in the US, I'm flying back home. See y'all soon! Kisses.

A FIRE OUTBREAK OCCURED EARLY THIS MORNING AT MOBIL FILLING STATION IN OBA AKRAN,IKEJA

Sorry my people! The time difference is not helping my blogging life at all...lol. This fire incident happened many hours ago but has since been put out by the fire service.
The Mobil filling station at Akilo road by Oba Akran in Ikeja was razed by fire around 6 this morning after a fuel tanker supplying fuel to the station hit an iron rod while trying to make its way into the filling station. The fire that ensued burnt at least five cars, the tanker was also completely burnt.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the tanker had difficulty getting into the filling station because of the vehicles queuing for petrol at the station. The agency also said the fire service put out the fire and no lives

were lost. Continue to see more photos...