Audio By Carbonatix
Ghanaian footballer Kingsley Sarfo has been found guilty of the statutory rape of a minor in Sweden and sentenced to two years and eight months in jail.
Once the 23-year-old has completed his prison term he will be deported from Sweden he has also been ordered to pay just over $17,000 in damages.
The Malmo district court found guilty on two counts on Friday.
Sarfo's lawyer Mikael Sundman told a local newspaper that they are planning to appeal.
Sarfo, who plays for champion club Malmo FF, has been in custody since February for the offences that are said to have taken place in September 2016 and June last year.
His club posted a short statement on its website saying that it will address the issue when its board meets next week.
Sarfo made his Black Stars debut in the 1-1 draw against Uganda in the 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifier.
Latest Stories
-
Naming persons of interest in AKSA case is a step towards accountability – Mary Addah
4 minutes -
Recycle Up! Ghana calls for more government support to expand green entrepreneurship
10 minutes -
Police arrest two suspects over alleged lynching at Daboya
17 minutes -
Mustapha Abdul-Hamid promises ideological revival as he files for NPP Vice Chairmanship
23 minutes -
Rosemary Selasi Dogbe-Asante
27 minutes -
Contractor working on Adenta-Dodowa road incorporates pavement blocks at 17 major intersections
30 minutes -
Ghana sees MTN’s GH¢20m donation as South Africa’s ‘back-channel diplomacy’ – International relations expert
36 minutes -
Future of Energy Conference: Africa must power production, not just consumption – Policy leaders
44 minutes -
Tarkwa residents petition government to renew Gold Fields mining leases
47 minutes -
Bagre Dam spillage likely to begin Friday, August 28Â
49 minutes -
NRSA to deploy Traffictech to apprehend traffic offenders, introduce mandatory towing to curb crashes
49 minutes -
Veteran actress Grace Nortey dies at 89
52 minutes -
Ghana rejected MTN’s GH¢20m donation to sustain diplomatic pressure on South Africa – Int’l Relations Analyst
1 hour -
World Bank backs Ghana’s recovery, urges sustained reforms
1 hour -
Heritage Christian University launches LLB programme with focus on practical legal education
1 hour