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Court remands 25-year-old water supplier for allegedly defiling lawyer's daughter
Charged with two counts of defilement, the accused pleaded not guilty.
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Court orders prosecution to file witness statements in Imam defilement case
The court also asked the prosecution to file and serve the accused and his lawyer with the witness statements.
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Teacher in court for defilement
Aggrey has been remanded into Police custody to reappear on November 16
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Tricycle Rider jailed 10 years over sex with minor
Benjamin Akrofi Otumfuor is said to have defiled the victim, aged 14, in a classroom at a school in Otinibi, near Danfa in Accra.
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Court sentences self-acclaimed footballer to 10 years for defilement
The Assin Fosu District prosecutor, Chief Inspector Gilbert Ayongo, told the court that on September 23, 2021, the accused spotted the victim at a funeral ground around 8pm and lured her into his room at Assin Aworoso and had sexual interco...
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Barber jailed over abduction and defilement
Prosecution said the victim disclosed to her father that whiles at Tarkwa, accused had countless number of sexual intercourse with her
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NDC Central Regional Communication Officer given additional charges
Mr. Kwesi Dawood had been accused of having sex with his teenage daughter and subsequently charged with incest, defilement and assault
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Mason jailed 7 years over sex with minor
Stephen Gokah, charged with defilement, pleaded guilty.
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Electrician jailed 24 years for defilement, incest
“When the accused heard the young man had denied responsibility, he took the victim to LEKMA Hospital at Teshie Nungua and aborted the pregnancy in July this year,
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Koforidua Court to hear bail application of Glo Manager charged with defilement on August 3
A medical report issued to the victim confirmed the sexual abuse, leading to the arrest of the accused.
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Motor rider gets 14 years for defilement
The victim had gone out with a boy of her age to a programme in the neighbourhood, when the convict sexually assaulted her.
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Domestic violence cases reduce in 2020
Statistics from the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) suggest that January to April, 2019 recorded the highest number of cases of domestic violence as compared to the same period in 2020.
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Pharmacy Assistant, 74, in court over sex with minor
A 74-year old Pharmacy Assistant accused of having sex with a 13 year old girl at Chorkor, a suburb of Accra has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.Stephen Okuley Nii Tetteh, charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty.
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Security man held over defilement discharged
A 20 year old security man who allegedly defiled a 12 year old girl in a wooden structure at East Legon, Accra has been discharged by an Accra Circuit Court. The court discharged Ebenezer Asare after the complainant had written to the court...
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Wa High Court jails tricycle rider 14 years for defiling three-year-old girl
The Wa High Court, presided over by Justice Osei-Wusu, handed down the sentence on October 30, 2026, following a full trial.
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87-year-old man gets 20-year jail term for defiling girl at Ofankor
In a statement dated October 12, 2026, the Accra Regional Police Command explained that the case came to light when the victim's mother returned home from work on August 29, 2026, and discovered bloodstains on her daughter's clothing.
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Tarkwa: Father jailed 20 years for defiling daughter
The court, presided over by Her Honour Bernice Mensima Ackon, said the punishment was necessary to deter others from committing similar offences.
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Father remanded over alleged sexual abuse of four daughters
The accused, Emmanuel Ekumfi, is alleged to have committed the offences at Gomoa Dominase in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.
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Farmer jailed 10 years for defiling 13-year-old stepdaughter
According to the prosecution, the offence occurred in December 2024 at Afoako, near Bekwai.
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'Pragia' rider jailed seven years for defiling 13-year-old girl
The court, presided over by Mr Kwasi Appiatse Abaidoo, found him guilty under Section 101(2) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960, Act 29.
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