A 43-year-old military officer, George Koffie, has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter in a hotel room at La-Accra. The accused person was put before a court presided over by Mrs. Ivy Heward-Mills where he was charged with incest. His plea was not taken and he was remanded in police custody to be brought back to court on June 28, 2011, for further hearing of the case. The accused person looked shocked and unsettled as his charge was read to him and he tried to deny the offence even after he was told his plea would not be taken. He said he was framed up by his daughter in an attempt to disgrace him, but he was told he would be given the opportunity to state his side of the story. The trial judge asked the mother of the victim, who was in the courtroom, whether her daughter had ever confided in her about the incident and she answered in the affirmative, but said she thought her daughter made up the story about her husband because she was seeing a guy whom her father did not approve of. ASP Sarah Acquah, the prosecuting officer who presented the facts of the case, told the court that the accused person is a military officer who lives with his wife and the victim who is their biological daughter and a student. She said the accused person, between the hours of 5:00a.m and 11:00a.m on June 3, 2011, invited his daughter out to a hotel at La-Accra, where he forcibly had sex with her, told her not to tell anybody and took her home. According to her, a Good Samaritan saw them and reported the matter to the police, leading to the arrest of the soldier. Explaining further, she said a form was later given to the victim by the police for her to attend hospital for treatment, after which the medical report was given to the police. The prosecuting officer said the military man denied the offence after his arrest and was arraigned after police had concluded investigations. Source: Daily Guide/Ghana