The latest judgement comes amid a series of life imprisonments of sexual offenders in recent months in Cross River. A Family Court in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced a 38-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl. Justice Blessing Egwu of Family Court 2 delivered the judgement on Tuesday, relying on Section 33 of the Cross River State Child Rights Law, 2023.