A man from the Netherlands who is accused of indecently touching a 16-year-old boy in Turbo was on Friday charged before a Nairobi court.
Jan In't Veld alias Dad ok alias Teacher Jan alias Mzungu appeared before Milimani Children's Court where he denied committing an indecent act with a child contrary to section 11 of the sexual offences Act.
The charge sheet states that between April 2022 and June 2022 within Turbo Sub County in Uasin Gishu County, he intentionally, unlawfully, and indecently touched the genitals of a male minor aged 16 years.
Mzungu was also charged with intentionally and unlawfully communicating with a minor through WhatsApp in a manner intended to encourage the minor to communicate sexually.
Further, he faced another charge of sharing pornographic images and videos with the minor through his WhatsApp account intending to encourage the minor to engage in sexual acts.
Mzungu was charged with Child abuse where the prosecution alleged that between January 16 and May 26, 2022, Mzungu intentionally and unlawfully received obscene images of minors aged 10 and 7 years for sexual gratification.
The prosecution opposed the release on bond of the accused stating that he was a flight risk.
The court ordered that the accused be remanded at the Industrial area prison until Monday next week.
The magistrate will rule whether Mzungu will be released on bail or not.
