GRi in Court News
Ghana 07 - 06 - 2001
Actor
jailed 10 years for defilement
Cape Coast
(Central Region) 07 June 2001
Samuel
Owusu, a 22-year-old actor, who defiled a 14 year-old primary five pupil of
Effutu M/A Primary School in the Central Region was on Wednesday sentenced to
10 years' imprisonment by a Circuit Court at Cape Coast.
Owusu had
threatened girl that the gods will kill her should she disclose the act to
anyone.
Owusu alias
Nyankomago, a member of Pompi Dede Concert Party Band, pleaded guilty and was
convicted on his own plea.
Prosecuting
Chief Inspector Augustine Amonoo told the court presided over by Mr Tom Bentil
that on May 30, Owusu's group went to Effutu in the Cape Coast Municipality to
perform and the victim was among those who attended.
At about
23:30 hours the victim decided to go back home after watching the show for
sometime.
When she
got to the main gate of the concert hall, which was being manned by Owusu, he
called her and asked her to go and buy him some bread.
When she
was about to move away, Owusu grabbed her and carried her on his shoulders into
a bush about 450 metres away from the concert hall, put her on the ground, tore
her dress and panties and defiled her.
Chief
inspector Amonoo said after the act Owusu warned her not to tell anybody or
else she would be killed by the gods and then left her alone in the bush but
she managed to get home.
He said the
victim reported her ordeal to her mother, who reported the case to the Police
for Owusu’s arrest.
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