A 20-year-old tricycle (Aboboyaa) rider has been granted GH¢50,000.00 bail with three sureties by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for defiling a six-year-old girl.
The accused, Frank Agyei, has pleaded not guilty to the charge and is set to reappear before the court, presided by Nana Adwoa Serwah Dua-Adonteng on November 13 this year.
The facts of the case as presented by Police Chief Inspector Ruth Gborson are that the complainant, Florence Boamah, is a trader and the mother of the victim and they both live at Abuakwa - DKC.
She told the court that the accused person had a girlfriend living in the same neighbourhood as the complainant at Abuakwa-DKC and because the girlfriend was also a friend of the complainant, Agyei had also become a friend.
The Prosecution said on September 21, this year, at about 10pm, the complainant left the victim and her brother in their room to attend to nature's call while they were asleep.
Chief Inspector Gborson said the accused went to the complainant's house at that moment and called the victim to follow him so he would buy Kalypo for her.
“The victim followed Agyei into an uncompleted building where, he removed his shirt, spread it on the floor, forcibly held the victim's hand, pinned her on the shirt, undressed himself, had unprotected sex with her and afterwards gave her GH¢10.00,” she told the court.
When the complainant returned home and found the victim missing, she asked the brother, who disclosed that Agyei had come for her.
After waiting for a while, Miss Boamah solicited the help of two of her brothers to search for the victim.
“On the way, they met the victim and the accused, but upon seeing them, Agyei bolted,” the Prosecutor said.
The victim narrated what had happened and the mother consequently lodged a complaint with the Abuakwa Police, leading to the arrest of the accused.
The facts further indicated that Agyei denied his involvement in an investigation caution statement, but after further investigation, he was charged and brought before the court.
GNA