Turkish paedophile faces new
charges
Publish Date: Oct 17, 2012
By Taddeo Bwambale,
Ali Mambule and Simon Masaba
Emin Baro, who was convicted of sexually molesting underage girls, has been remanded to Masaka Central Prison pending the hearing of a new case of aggravated defilement on November 1.
Emin Baro, who was convicted of sexually molesting underage girls, has been remanded to Masaka Central Prison pending the hearing of a new case of aggravated defilement on November 1.
Baro, 54, was arrested on March 12 in Bugumba village, Iganga district after he was found in possession of a compact disc with videos showing two girls sucking his genitals.
He was yesterday arraigned before Grade One magistrate, Hood Matovu in Masaka Court, on charges of aggravated defilement.
Earlier in May, Baro was first tried at Nakawa Court in Kampala, where he was charged under the Computer Misuse Act.
The Act stipulates that a person who produces child pornography for the purpose of distribution through a computer commits an offence and is liable to 15 years on conviction or a fine not exceeding sh7.2m.
Baro pleaded guilty to the offenses and Grade One magistrate Rosemary Ngabirano charged him a fine of sh6m, which he paid and was acquitted.
But a few days later, High Court Judge Justice Faith Mwondha ordered for a retrial, on grounds that the case was mishandled.
She also noted that the disks, photographs and videos of child pornography recovered were not produced as exhibits in court for court to satisfy itself that it was child pornography.
Baro was, subsequently, rearrested and sent on remand to Luzira Prison. Court later resolved that the case be transferred to a court in Iganga district, where he allegedly committed the offenses.
However, Baro was instead taken to Masaka district after investigations by the Police discovered a girl reportedly defiled by him.
Sources say Baro, who claimed to be a Turkish national, had eluded Police since 2002 when rumours of his wicked acts came to light.
Sources reveal that Baro fled to Kenya and Tanzania, but often sneaked to Iganga, until Police arrested him this year.
High Court orders paedophile Emin
Baro retrial
Publish Date: May 09, 2012
JUSTICE
Faith Mwondha has ordered a fresh trial for Emin Baro, the pedophile recently
convicted of sexually molesting under-age Ugandan girls.
The
Nakawa High Court judge ordered for the retrial on grounds that the trial
magistrate-Grade One, Magistrate Rosemary Ngabirano had overstepped her
jurisdiction.
Ngabirano
had sentenced Baro to a fine of sh6m or two years imprisonment.
Justice
Mwondha said there was substantial evidence that the initial trial had been
irregularly handled, hence the need for a retrial.
She
also said Ngabirano's ruling was lacking because there wasn't evidence key
enough presented to court that Baro was guilty, much as Baro himself pleaded
guilty.
"The
disks, photographs, and videos of child pornography talked about were not
produced as exhibits in court for court to satisfy itself that it was child
pornography,' argued Mwondha.
She
ordered that the fine of sh6m that Baro already paid be given back to him. He
will return to court on May 22 to enter a plea.
Baro,
aged 54 was initially charged under the Computer Misuse Act.
The
Act stipulates that a person who produces child pornography for the purpose of
distribution through a computer commits an offence and is liable to 15 years on
conviction or a fine not exceeding sh7.2m.
Baro
was found in possession of a compact disc with videos showing two children
sucking his genitals.
He
pleaded guilty before Nakawa Court Grade One magistrate, Rosemary Ngabirano.
However,
following the irregularities in the case the Director of Public Prosecution
(DPP) cited, Baro was remanded back to Luzira Prison.
Baro
was arrested in March this year at Bugumba village, Iganga district.
Media
reports also indicate that Baro was allegedly charged before Malindi Court in
Kenya in 2009, after he was allegedly found having sex with a 15-year-old
Kenyan girl.
He
was reportedly charged before Senior Resident Magistrate Dominica Nyanibu. It
is not clear how he left Kenya
and entered Uganda.
Paedophile Emin Baro case
to be transferred to Iganga Court
Publish Date: May 22, 2012
The
case involving Emin Baro, who was convicted recently for molesting underage
Ugandan girls, is set to be transferred to a court in Iganga district.
Chief
magistrate Esther Nambayo who was presiding over the case at Nakawa court asked
for the file to be transferred to Iganga Chief Magistrate’s Court on grounds
that Baro committed the sexual offences in Iganga and therefore it has the
geographical jurisdiction to try him
Baro,
54, was initially charged under the Computer Misuse Act. He was found in
possession of a compact disc with videos showing two children sucking his
genitals and arrested on March 12, at Bugumba village, Iganga district.
Before
Nakawa court Grade One magistrate Rosemary Ngabirano, Baro pleaded guilty and
he was fined sh6m which he paid.
Two
weeks ago, High Courrt judge Justice Faith Mwondha ordered for aBaro’s retrial
on grounds that Ngabirano had over stepped her powers and also mishandled the
case.
