Billy was jailed for four days, then released on bond. The charge on his bond papers stated simply “homosexual,” although being homosexual in itself is not a crime in Uganda. Billy became homeless as a result of his arrest, since police had searched his house and asked neighbors about him, exposing him.
“Mheshimiwa, mateso haya yalikuwa zaidi ya masaa mbili na nusu (zaidi ya saa mbili na nusu) nikilazimishwa nikubali kutoa kila kitu changu (assets) nimpatie yeye, vinginevyo wataniua na wakanionesha picha za maiti wawili zilizokuwepo katika simu ya baunsa wake akidai (Ally) angeniua kama hao, na kunifunga katika mfuko wa plastiki na kunipeleka shambani kwake Soga kunizika.”