The Gender Based Violence Court has sentenced a 23-year-old carpenter to 10 years imprisonment for defiling a 13-year-old girl at Ashalaja in the Greater Accra Region.
Christopher Kavi, charged with defilement, pleaded guilty.
Kavi was convicted on his plea and sentenced accordingly by the court housed at the Ghana Police Service headquarters.
Prosecution led by Detective Chief Inspector Opoku Aniagyei said the complainant was a trader and mother of the victim, aged 13.
Prosecution said Kavi, the complainant and the victim reside in the same vicinity at Ashalaja. The accused person is a friend to the complainant and the victim.
On December 19, 2023, the victim told her mother that she will be attending church service.
Prosecution said the complainant obliged the victim and asked that she took her younger brother along.
According to the prosecutor, while the victim was on her way to church, Kavi called the victim, saying he was sick, so the victim promised to visit him after church.
Prosecution said when the church was about to close, the victim left the church premises and went to Kavi’s house at about 8:30pm.
It said Kavi took the victim to his room and she sat on his bed because there was no chair in the room.
Prosecution said Kavi went to take his bath and came to lie on his bed while talking to the victim.
The prosecutor said while conversing with the victim Kavi slept off.
Prosecution said when Kavi woke up and found the victim in his room, he started kissing her and he had sex with the victim.
After the act, Prosecution said Kavi went to escort the victim to her house because it was late in the night.
Prosecution said the complainant and other family members who searching for the victim, met Kavi and the victim.
Kavi was apprehended by the complainant and her family members and sent him to Danchira Police Station.
On December 20, 2023, the Danchira Police sent Kavi to the Police at Weija Divisional Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) and a medical report was issued to the complainant to seek medical care for the victim.
When the medical report was fully endorsed by the Medical Doctor and after careful investigations, Kavi was charged.
Latest Stories
-
Director urges parents to protect children from abuse
18 mins -
Imani-Ghana criticises Akufo-Addo for not lauding Fourth Estate’s contribution to social development
25 mins -
Man remanded for allegedly stabbing businessman with broken bottle and screwdriver
51 mins -
Population in Kumasi Central Prison surges to 1800, threefold exceeding capacity
1 hour -
NPP to conduct La Dadekotopon parliamentary primary today
1 hour -
KPMG’s report on GRA and SML deal, government white paper on report and matters arising
1 hour -
I won’t reply to Chris Brown tour criticism – Ayra Star
1 hour -
British Columbia to back off drug decriminalisation project
1 hour -
Veteran commentator Joe Lartey Sr dies at 96
1 hour -
Livestream: Newsfile discusses KPMG report on SML deal, ILO on SSNIT reserves and NDC’s running mate
2 hours -
Ghanaian activist hugs over 1,100 trees in an hour to set Guinness World Records
2 hours -
Mathew Anim Cudjoe’s Dundee United promoted to Scottish Premiership after Championship win
2 hours -
NSMQ star Jochebed Adwoa Sutherland sweeps 12 awards at UG Vice-Chancellor’s Ceremony
3 hours -
Ghana’s Education Quality ranked 125 out of 183 countries in latest Global Youth Development Index
3 hours -
Emma Stone wants people to use her real first name
3 hours