Ugandan boyfriend of deported British man ‘fears he will never see him again’
The Ugandan boyfriend of Bernard Randall, a gay British man arrested in Uganda after pictures of him having sex appeared in a newspaper, fears he will never see him again.
His boyfriend, Ugandan national Albert Cheptoyek, faces a much more serious charge of gross indecency, which can carry a jail term of up to seven years.
Mr Cheptoyek said: “I feel lonely now as I used to be with Bernard all the time. I feel as if I’m not going to see him again. I’m always crying.
“I’m scared to go outside the house. My life is in danger as people are pointing me out on the streets. My case is going on.
“I don’t know what the government is going to do to me. The government can’t change me because it’s my life.”
Mr Randall, who had pleaded not guilty, claims that robbers who stole his laptop unearthed the film, and passed the footage to the newspaper.
He could have faced up to two years in prison if found guilty.
The move to drop the bill came after criticism from the UK and US governments, and business magnate and investor Sir Richard Branson.
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