The economics teacher who in November was sentenced to three years in jail after being found guilty of indulging in sexual activity with a student is seeking to have his sentence appealed.
In late November, Wazir Khan was sentenced to three years imprisonment and fined one million dollars after he was found guilty of engaging in sexual activity with a student. The sentence was handed down by Magistrate Leron Daly. The charge against Khan stated that he, on March 9, 2019, was involved in sexual activity with a child under the age of 16 and abusing a position of trust.
Khan’s attorney, Dexter Todd, has moved to the appeal court to have the conviction overturned on the basis that the magistrate erred in law while handling the case.
According to the document filed by the attorney, the magistrate did not properly assess the evidence in the case and failed to explain whether there were doubts in the Khan’s case.
The attorney also stated that the magistrate made an error in law when she considered that there was a strong suspicion that the appellant committed the offence. This suspicion, Todd noted, could not justify upholding a conviction in all the circumstances of the present case.
Further, the notice of appeal stated that the evidence of the case does not justify the findings of the magistrate while also stating that the prosecution could not and did not discredit any part of the defendant’s case.
Todd further claimed that Khan was wrongfully convicted for the offence and asked that the appeal be heard early. The attorney is also expected to seek bail at the High Court for Khan pending the appeal.
