Man jailed for three years for sexually defiling body

Leroy Chacon
Leroy Chacon

Leroy Chacon was yesterday sentenced to three years imprisonment after he was found guilty of committing a sexual offence on the body of a woman at a mortuary.

Chacon, age 50, an unemployed resident of Trainline Port Kaituma, North West District made his appearance before Magistrate Dylon Bess, via zoom to answer to the charge.

He pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that on September 26th, at Port Kaituma Hospital Mortuary, he was performing an indecent act on the dead body of a female who died from the novel coronavirus.

He was sentenced to three years behind bars.