The five including an 18-year old
Senior High School student and four Junior High School students’ ages between
16 and 17 (juveniles) kissed and fondled the victim and also took video shots
and posted same on social media.
The victim’s uncle however saw
the video that went viral and confronted the victim.
They have been variously charged
with indecent assault, child pornography and defilement.
The act comes after a similar
incident took place at Kumasi Bantama in the Ashanti Region.
The court presided over by Mrs
Abena Oppong Adjin based on the ages of the accused and juveniles, did not take
their pleas and advised their parents to get legal representation for their
wards.
This was after parents of the
accused and the four juveniles had told the court that they have not been to
court before hence they did not know that they had to engage the services of
lawyers
The accused person and the four
juveniles were admitted to bail in the sum of GH ₵10,000.00 with a surety each. They are to reappear on January
5, next year.
The facts as presented by
Prosecution led by Chief Inspector Kofi Atimbire was the victim, a student
reside at Osu with her mother.
On August 21, this year, at about
1900 hours the victim decided to take a stroll to the Ebenezer Presbyterian
Church of Ghana, Osu where she met one of the juveniles who was also in the
company of the 18 year old accused.
The accused and one of the
juveniles engaged the victim in a conversation. Later the other juveniles
joined them.
Prosecution said the 18 year old
Senior High student and his accomplices lured the victim to dark spot near Osu
Salem Junior High School and they took turns to fondle her breast, inserted
their finger into her vagina.
Prosecution said the victim
resisted but other juveniles pinned her down whiles others continue to kiss and
fondle her breast.
In her bid to shout for help the
culprits gagged her and one of them used his mobile phone to take video shots
of the act.
After the act one of the
juveniles aged 16 asked the victim to allow him have sex with her or else all
the five would take turns to have sexual intercourse with her.
Prosecution said after the 16
year old juvenile have had sex with the victim, he pulled out a knife and
threatened her not to inform anyone.
After the act the victim dressed
up and the accused and the four juvenile departed.
Prosecution said the sex tape
however went viral on social media. On September 15, this year, the victim’s
uncle received the video on whatsapp and when the victim was quizzed she
narrated her ordeal.
A report was made to the Police
at Osu and medical report form was issued to the victim to seek medical
attention.
The prosecution said
investigation led to the arrest of the accused and the four juveniles.
GNA
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