Accra. Jan. 11, - A beautician who out of jealousy
doctored and distributed the nude images of her boyfriend's former girlfriend
has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court.
This was after Chantel Nunekpeku
had changed her plea from not guilty to guilty.
Soon after Chantel changed her
plea, the court presided over by Mrs Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku handed down the
sentence.
Chantel’s boyfriend Kayode
Kalode, a music producer who held on to his plea of not guilty, would reappear
on January 25.
The two are said to have photo
shopped the complainant's pictures onto somebody’s nude body.
They were variously charged with
offences relating to obscenity, domestic violence, emotional and psychological
trauma.
Prosecuting Assistant
Superintendent of Police (ASP) Agnes Boafo said Destina Tata, the complainant
resides at Awoshie in Accra whiles Chantel and Kolade who are in an amorous
relationship resides at Sowutuom, a suburb of Accra.
The prosecution told the court
that the complainant was an ex-girlfriend of Kalode.
According to the Prosecution, on
January 23, last year, Chantel took the pictures of the complainant which she
uploaded from social media and photo shopped them with somebody’s nude pictures
and created the impression that the pictures were that of the complainant.
Prosecution said the pictures
were then posted on Instagram and attached the complainant’s name to the
pictures which went viral.
The act, according to the
prosecution caused the complainant emotional and psychological trauma thereby
undermining her integrity, privacy, dignity and her worth as a human being.
According to prosecution the
complainant reported the case to the Police and Chantel and Kalode were
arrested.
During interrogation, Chantel
admitted sending photo shopped nude pictures of the complainant on to social
media and that she did that out of jealousy.
Kaloade is on bail in the sum of
GH¢10,000.00 with two sureties.
GNA
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