A man who posed as a father figure to a young girl has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to unlawfully having sexual intercourse with an eight-year-old child, according to Antigua Observer.
The sentence was handed down Wednesday in the High Court, just one day after the defendant entered his guilty plea. The case involved a man who had positioned himself in a paternal role in the child's life before committing the offence.
The High Court's swift sentencing, coming the day after the guilty plea was entered, reflects the gravity with which the judiciary treated the matter.
