A 79-year-old man was arraigned before a Mombasa Court to answer to charges of defiling a 12-year-old girl.
The accused, Mr Njerome Mukhisa, was accused of defiling the minor contrary to the sexual offence act.
The prosecution told the court that the accused committed the offence on August 9, 2016 at Nzombo village in Kwale County.
During the hearing, the accused told the court that he indeed committed the heinous act on the said date.
The prosecution however asked Mombasa Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti to grant them more time to allow evidence to be brought in court before conviction.
Magistrate Ogoti granted the application and ordered for the accused to be remanded in police custody pending the next case hearing.
The case will be heard on August 22, 2016.