Tarkwa (W/R), January 31, - A
Tarkwa Circuit court has granted bail in
the sum of GH₵40,000.00 to a 39-year-old drinking bar operator who is alleged to
have repeatedly defiled a primary one school girl.
Kofi Ocran pleaded not guilty to
defilement and is expected to re-appear before the court on February 27.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector
Faustina Celestina Anaman, told the court that, the complainant is an aunt to
the victim who is 10 years old.
She said they live in the same
vicinity with the accused at Samahu, a new site in the Prestea Huni/Valley
district.
Inspector Anaman said the
complainant usually travels to Kofi Gyan and Akotom villages on Thursdays and
Fridays to sell her wares.
She said about two weeks ago, the
complainant saw blood stains on the victim's panty and when she questioned her,
the victim did not give any reason.
She said the complainant became
suspicious and therefore started monitoring the victim’s movement closely.
The Prosecution said on November
22, 2017, at about 0800 hours, the complainant sent the victim to buy her a
plaster but she kept long in returning, so the complainant decided to look for
her.
Inspector Anaman said the
complainant later saw the victim with Ocran coming from an uncompleted building
adjacent to her house.
She said the victim run away upon
seeing the complainant, but she got hold of her and noted that she had placed a
piece of rag in her panty and it was wet.
The victim confessed to the
complainant that the accused lured her into a room and had sexual intercourse
with her.
She explained that any time the
complainant left her behind to go to the market the accused took her to his
chamber where he kept his drinks and used his erected penis to brush her vagina
till he discharges.
The victim claimed the accused
offered her One Ghana cedis any time he abused her sexually.
She said the complainant informed
the police about what the victim had been going through in the hands of the
accused.
Inspector Anaman said a medical
report form was issued to the victim to attend hospital for examination and a
report has been duly been brought to the police.
The Prosecution said when Ocran
was arrested he denied defiling the ten-year-old girl.
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