Nairobi, Dec. 29 -- A medical doctor has been charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old Form 4 student with whom he had gone for a picnic at Karura Forest.

Dr Roy Otieno Ogenyo, 23, allegedly committed the offence on December 19, 2020 at Mbagathi Apartments in Ngumo, Nairobi County.

But the accused, through his lawyer, Shadrack Wambui however told Chief Magistrate Ms Martha Mutuku that he was framed after he differed with the complainant's brother.

The lawyer said his client will prove his innocence at the hearing of the case.

The defence lawyer sought reasonable cash bail for his client to enable him attend his graduation at the School of Medicine.

"The truth of the matter is that my client (Ogenyo), who is a doctor, was framed a...