A Gender-Based Violence Court in Accra has sentenced a trader to 12 months’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl at Abossey Okai.

The convict, Kweku Fosu, 55, pleaded guilty to the charge of indecent assault and was accordingly convicted and sentenced by the court, presided over by Mr Kwabena Kodua Obiri-Yeboah.

In his plea, Fosu expressed remorse and told the court that he would not repeat the offence of “inserting his fingers into the vagina of minors,” adding that he could not explain what compelled him to act as he did.

Prosecuting, Superintendent of Police Agnes Boafo told the court that the complainant was a cleaner and the victim's father, while the convict was a trader, both residing in Abossey Okai.

In November 2025, the victim complained of vagina itching, and she was offered some first aid.

Prosecution said the victim, after the first aid, still continued to complain, compelling the mother to inspect her private part.

Her mother detected that there were sores around her vagina, which had become “reddish.”

The victim disclosed that the convict had indecently assaulted her, the prosecution said, adding that the complainant subsequently lodged an official complaint with the police on December 10, 2025.

A Police Medical Report Form was issued to enable the victim to receive medical attention at a government hospital, which was duly done.

Supt. Boafo said the convict was arrested on January 8, 2026, cautioned, and later charged with the offence.