A man who adopted a 14-year-old schoolgirl but defiled and impregnated her has been sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment with hard labour by a Kumasi Circuit Court.
The man, Usman Issaka Moro, 50, who adopted his victim in order to assist her out of her predicament, defiled her on numerous occasions.
He pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement and was accordingly convicted on his own plea.
Chief Inspector Comfort Baafuor Kyei, prosecuting, told the court, presided over by Mr Emmanuel Amo Yartey, that the victim was sent by her grandmother, Madam Akosua Addai, from their Kentinkrono residence to stay with her elder sister at Brofoyedru near Kumasi to continue her schooling.
Later, Florence was sent by her elder sister to her grandmother but unfortunately for her, she got stranded on her arrival, as the old woman had packed out of their old house at Kentinkrono.
According to the prosecution, Florence decided to seek the help of a female teacher at Kentinkrono to bail her out of her predicament.
The teacher, Miss Vida, readily offered a helping hand but a year later, the poor girl had to pack bag and baggage as her benefactor was transferred to another station.
According to the prosecution, in February 2009, the victim approached Moro who offered to allow her to stay in his house to continue her education.
The prosecution told the court that during her stay, the convict repeatedly had affair with the girl against her wish and in the process impregnated her.
She said on August 12, 2009, the victim and the convict were in the house when her elder sister, Charlotte, arrived and invited them to the Nhyira FM station, where Moro was arrested together with the victim and sent to the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Kumasi for investigation.
The prosecution said Moro admitted responsibility for the pregnancy, saying that the victim was neglected by her relatives who believed that she was a “witch”.
Moro further claimed that all attempts by him in the initial stage to ask the victim's grandmother to take charge of the girl fell on deaf ears.
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