“ Mr Jerome..... You've been charged with three different cases, the first was involving in a robbery, which your vehicle was been spotted in use, the second was the murder of an innocent civilian on the runaway from the robbery, and the third was a sexual assault, leading to rape..... So Mr Jerome, are this charges against you true?, Are you guilty or not?....”
“ Not guilty.....”
I replied on my defense, the question actually directed to me, not the lawyer my brother has appointed for my defense. I think I know most of the faces present, I can spot quite a number of close people, including the manager of the team I just signed for.
I never expected them to show up, I thought they all did turn their back on me, not because they believed I was guilty, rather, the image of the club was at stake. I've heard that many fans wanted me out, they said that I haven't contributed anything for the club, yet here I'm, trying to drag them down to the mud.
I do understand their actions towards me and I don't take it to heart, it's just a setback which I don't know whether I have any chance of winning. I was informed that the board members did had a meeting about my situation, concluding that I would be suspended until the end end of the case I am in, but till then, I am still there player, I now hope that I would get myself out of this mess I put myself through with the help of my lawyer.
“ You said that the car was stolen by your friend and was as well the one who set you up concerning the rape case, now explain this to me, the room you was inside, doesn't believe to you, wasn't rented in your name or your name, how come you were seen in there with the said woman you put to bed by force, taking advantage of her?....”
The prosecutor asked, I already explained this to him, and as well has explained the same thing to my lawyer, narrating to him how all this happened, I don't understand why he would ask me to explain to him about it again, but knowing that this was a chance to prove my innocence in front of all this people, I knew that this was rather an opportunity to share my part of the story.
“ I was drugged that night, I knew that I wasn't myself, but I as well knew that I didn't walk up to that room myself, someone was guiding me and took me there.....”
My lawyer stopped me from narrating, asking the judge for permission to take over with the answer, the judge pardoned him, as he took my place.
“ My Lord, you see, what my client is trying to say is that, he wasn't on his right senses when he was going to the room, someone was guiding him towards the room, as one who wasn't on his right senses, he never knew about anything concerning renting a room or going home, so having gone to the hotel where it all happened, I found this.....”
He walked up to the judge, placing the pictures he had shown me already on the judge's desk, it was a picture of Davis and me in the hotel hallway, the camera caught us. He returned to my side as he began.
“ My Lord, my client was dragged into that room, and speaking from his condition and presence in the hotel, there was no sign he was involved in the robbery which happened that night, because at that point, he was definitely there in the lady's bed.....”
Wow, I know that what he said was just as simple as that, but the truth is, it never crossed my mind. From the picture, I was looking out of control, walking on Davis support, I couldn't possibly switch in the middle of the night and go to a robbery, my state of condition was bad to get involved in such act.
“ That's a good point.... Then does that mean that he wasn't lying when he claimed his car was stolen?.....”
“ I think so..... My Lord....”
The prosecutor agreed to the point being made, knowing that at this point, I have succeeded in getting myself out of this particular act of robbery, now have to answer to that of the rape.
“ So, this brings about the question, how sure are we that this wasn't a plan made between the both of you, you and Mr Davis, for him to go for that robbery while you hide in the influence of drugs just to be taken into that room.....”
The prosecutor asked, eyes staring into mine like it was his mission to bring me down no matter what the situation is. With both me and my lawyer sharing the same look, we agreed on each other, as he took another step towards my defense.
“ My Lord, about the evidence that was provided against my client, I assure that the evidence was not all the story, it was just a part made to be used against him..... I've the full evidence with me here, it might be disturbing because it's something about my clients privacy, but it's the only way we can get him out of this right now.....”
He went to the judge, played my sextape video for him, so he would decide whether it has anything to do with an assault or rape, that was actually the part which wasn't in the sent video by Davis, so my lawyer had gotten the original from the hotel.
After a short while, the judge hit his gavel on his desk, calling to everyone's attention, because there was murmurs in the room. He looked at me, before turning back to the crowd present.
“ After reviewing the evidence provided, I've come to the conclusion of the charges against Mr Jerome here, he's innocent....”
He slammed his gavel on the desk to seal his judgement.
THE END.
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