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Section 37, The Sexual Offences Act, 2012
Status not yet checkedThe Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Sierra Leone
(1) When a person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court may, in addition to any other punishment order the
person convicted to pay the victim such sum as appears to the court
to be reasonable compensation.
(2) An order under subsection (1) shall compensate the
victim for-
(a) costs of medical and psychological
treatment;
(b) costs of physical and occupational
therapy and rehabilitation;
(c ) costs of necessary transportation,
temporary housing and child care;
(d) lost income;
(e) legal practitioner’s fees and other legal
costs;
(f) compensation for emotional distress,
pain and suffering; and
(g) any other losses suffered by the victim.
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