There are so many offenses that are committed against the state, communities, and many vulnerable individuals, and at the top of that list, you will always find sexual crimes. It’s called sexual crimes because it is an act perpetuated against minors who are unable to give legal consent or adults who do not want to be engaged in any sexual activity with the perpetrator. However, these sexual abusers, who are often more powerful or manipulative, go ahead to take advantage of both their victims and the situations.
I remember when I was in my teens and I was certain I didn’t want to have any sexual interaction with anyone at all, especially an older man. Not even a kiss. Yet, I kept receiving advances and inappropriate sexual behaviors that came with intense persuasion for weeks rolling into months, and that right there is how it all starts.
I did escape those situations because I like to think that I'd always been more firm in my decisions, but it was truly difficult because the psychology of the human mind works in a way that pulls your defenses down after holding up too strongly. It’s also the reason many minors fall into the traps of many manipulative pedophiles because over time, their minds tell them it’s okay to stop refusing and give it a chance.
I think about all the children who have been forcefully taken advantage of and I believe what’s more disturbing is the fact that a lot of these sexual crimes are committed by adults who have children or stand as guardians or family friends to kids. Sometimes, these children have no idea that they are being abused because there’s a gross lack of sexual education for minors, and their innocence does lead them to trust the people placed around them. Which is why, no matter how grown a child appears, the consequences of sexual misconduct must remain on the adult who decided to take advantage of their naivety.
Recently, a popular Nigerian actor and comedian called Baba Ijesha, who was released from jail on 14 November 2025 after a five-year sentence for sexually abusing a 14-year-old child, announced the arrival of his newborn with a popular fashion designer who is said to be his new wife. It did hurt me, and it still baffles me when I realize that for every sexual offender, there will always be somebody willing to partner with them despite knowing their awful history of abuse. It raises the question of what happens when a morally bankrupt man and father like that realizes that his grave offenses didn’t stop him from getting another wife, more kids, or gaining access to the ones he once abused.
The answer to the above question is the reason sexual crimes should be treated more seriously. Pedophiles or sexual abusers should not be allowed to see their children unless they’ve served real time in jail. I also do think the duration of the sentence should be much longer and if they are ever let out, they should never be left unsupervised with children because a jail term doesn’t always mean that somebody has changed completely.
We as individuals should be able to understand the gravity of such crimes and possibly strip the perpetrators of the joy of having a community by their side. After all, children are our biggest priorities in the society and we ought to protect them at all costs, even if it means cutting every form of connection between them and the people who have harmed or shown clear tendencies to harm them.
I know it might take a long time for more people to truly understand that pedophiles do not deserve second chances with vulnerable kids, but I still hope that we all begin to see the protection of every child as a collective responsibility because that’s truly the only way we can save each child from exploitation, sexual abuse, and eventual lifelong trauma.
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