A Koforidua Circuit Court Presided over by Her Honour, Mrs Janet Animah Marfoh has sentenced a 30 year old man to 7 years imprisonment for defiling 12 year old Pupil in a drinking spot at Jumapo, a suburb of New Juaben municipality of the Eastern region.
The fact of the case presented in Court by Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Benard Annor is that, the convict, Kwasi Benjamin, 30, is a farmer and a resident of Jumapo while the victim stays with the grandmother who operates a drinking spot in the same community .
The prosecutor narrated that, the convict a regular customer went to the drinking spot and met the victim alone. After the convict drunk some quantity of Akpeteshie he bought, he decided to sit on a bench for a while.
According to the Prosecutor, the victim also laid on a long table inside the drinking spot however, the convict rushed on the victim and forcibly removed her pant, gagged her by covering her mouth with his hand and forcibly had sexual intercourse with the victim in the absence of the grandmother.
The convict, unleashed fear into the victim not to inform anyone about the incident as a result, the victim failed to disclose her ordeal to her grandmother.
Chief Inspector Benard Annor told the court that, the victim later fell ill and was discharging from her vagina hence rushed to the hospital.
While at the hospital for treatment the victim confided in a nurse about her ordeal.
A Complaint was subsequently lodged at the Jumapo Police station. A medical examination conducted on the victim after a medical form was issued by the Police form indicated that the victim had been defiled and her hymen broken.
The convict was subsequently arrested and charged with offence of defilement. The convict pleaded not guilty during the trial.
However, Prosecution evidence found the convict guilty of the offence hence sentenced 7 years imprisonment with hard labour.
