I didn't sodomise the boy but I slept with the mother, Man tells courts.

I didn't sodomise the boy but I slept with the mother, Man tells courts.

Kiprotich was arraigned before Magistrate Tullen to face charges of defiling a nine-year-old boy 

Summarized Bullets

• The court released him on a Sh300,000 bond or an alternative bail of Sh100,000.

• He dismissed the charges as malicious and urged the court to throw out the case.

• He dismissed the charges as malicious and urged the court to throw out the case.

State prosecutors Jane Gitai and Ann Wanjiku did not object to Kiprotich's release on bond but urged the court to grant him harsh conditions, saying the offence was serious.

The charge sheet says Kiprotich committed the offence on April 30 in Southlands in Lang'ata sub-county, Nairobi County.

He allegedly visited the minor's home and convinced him to sleep on the floor before sodomising him.

The boy could not scream for help as the accused person is said to have covered his mouth with a cloth.

Kiprotich also denied another count of committing an indecent act with a minor.

The court released him on a Sh300,000 bond or an alternative bail of Sh100,000.

The case will be mentioned on May 10 for pre-trial.