An excavator operator has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Cape Coast Circuit Court, for defiling a 12-year-old girl at Assin Akropong in the Assin Fosu Municipality.
The 28-year-old Nicholas Boakye, also known as Kwame Antwi Boasiako, was convicted on his own plea when he appeared before the judge, Mrs. Dorinda Smith Arthur.
The Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Gilbert Ayongo told the court that the complainant, Mavis Mensah who is also mother of the victim, and the convict reside in the same town.
He said the victim usually begs the convict for money anytime she comes into contact with him, so on February 9, 2022, when the girl had gone out for break at school, he took advantage and lured her into his room and had sexual intercourse with her.
The prosecutor continued that the convict after the act gave the victim GHc5 to the girl to buy eggs for herself.
A report was formally made to the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit in Assin Fosu, where the convict was subsequently arrested.
The convict, according to Chief Inspector Ayongo, in his caution statement admitted the offence after he was charged with defilement, which contravenes section 101(2) of the criminal offences Act 1960 (Act 29).
Meanwhile, Chief Inspector Ayongo advised men to refrain from abusing young girls sexually since it is illegal and unacceptable.
He also called on parents to keep an eye on the movement of their wards against paedophiles and make sure they are fed well so food is not used to lure them.
