A flight-Sergeant of the Ghana Air Force Station at Takoradi, has been arrested for forcibly having sex with the 16-year-old daughter of a civilian employee of the station. He is reported to have lured the victim into his room under the pretext of sending her and forcibly had sex with her. The suspect, Flt Sgt Alex Ashiagbor, has been handed over to the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service and is currently in police custody pending further investigations. Flt Sgt Ashiagbor has been charged for defilement and he will appear before court this week. A source at the police station told the Daily Graphic that the suspect had admitted the offence and offered to compensate the victim with GH¢2,500. He is also pleading with the family of the victim to withdraw the case from court, as he is ready with GH¢1,000 out of the amount. In her statement, the victim said she was returning from the Junior Officers Mess after sending food to her father there when, on reaching Flt Sgt Ashiagbor’s house, he called her and said he wanted her to buy something for him, to which she obliged. She told the police that as soon as she got near Flt Sgt Ashiagbor, he pushed her into his room, closed the door and forcibly had sex with her. She stated that after the act she reported the incident to her father, who became angry. The issue was then reported to the police and a request was made to the regional military command for the suspect to be handed over to DOVVSU for investigations. When contacted, Commodore Michael Samson-Oje, the Commander of the Western Regional Ghana Air Force, said the issue had been brought to the attention of the military authorities. He said Flt Sgt Ashiagbor had been handed over to DOVVSU for the appropriate action, while the military also continued with its investigations. Source: Daily Graphic