''i didn't even finish'' " she was my Mistress" - Farmer who raped 75 year old woman In Ekiti State

A 45-year-old farmer, Lawrence Adedapo, is now in
Police custody for allegedly forcibly having carnal
knowledge of a 75-year-old woman, Grace Asaolu, at
Ogbese Camp, Ise-Ekiti in Ise-Orun Local Government
Area of Ekiti State.

According to Vanguard, Adedapo had invited the old lady
to his house on November 7 this year under the pretence
that he had some plantain from his farm for sale.

Only for him to take advantage of the old woman’s fragile
nature, overpowered her and had sex with her.Telling her
story, the victim said:

“Lawrence Adedapo is my neighbour. He invited me to
come and collect plantain but instead he pushed me on
his children’s bed and forcefully had carnal knowledge of
me. I later rushed to the police station to report the
matter.”

Upon interrogation, the suspect confirmed that he had
carnal knowledge of the woman but denied forcing her,
claiming that she was his mistress.

He said:

“I knew her long time ago. I knew her as a widow from
Moba Local Government Area of the state. We have
known each other for the past 35 years and I have been
dating her for long.

The last time I had sex with her was in April during Easter
before meeting her again on November 7. That was the
second time we met this year.

I did not force her into it and I had her consent before
doing it”.
Asked why she reported the matter to the police,

Adedapo said:
“I promised to give her N2,000 which she asked for
before we did it. But after the sex I was able to give her
N1,000 only. That could be the reason why she alleged
that I raped her.
I later found out that she was bleeding as a result of the
sex.

I did not even ejaculate because I used my children’s
room, so I had to rush.”

However, the police image maker in the state, Mr. Victor
Babayemi, ASP, insisted that the investigation carried out
by the police revealed that the old woman was actually
raped by the suspect.He said:

“In the course of investigation, facts emerged that the
suspect knew the victim to be of old age, 75, and in
menopause.She could not have been bleeding without
tampering with her organ. Medical report shows that there
was a violent sexual assault on her; she was also said to
be distressed with her genital smeared with fresh blood.
It shows that he invited the woman with criminal intent to
have intercourse with her.