Auto electrician jailed 20 years for defiling two minors

An Accra Circuit Court on Monday sentenced, Edem Komla, an Auto Electrician to 20 years imprisonment for having sex with two minors in turns in a kiosk at Frafraha, near Adenta.

Komla aged 21 charged with two counts of defilement pleaded guilty, and would serve ten years on each count. Sentences are to run consecutively.

The convict was said to have given the victims GHc10.00 after the act.

Prosecuting, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Agnes Boafo told the court presided over by Mrs Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku that the complainant is a seamstress who resides at Adenta New Site and a mother of the first victim.

According to ASP Boafo the second victim is the complainant’s niece. ASP Boafo said both victims lived with their grandmother at Frafraha. The convict also resides in the same vicinity.

Prosecution said on February 10, this year, at about 2030 hours, the complainant received a phone call from her mother that the two victims all aged 12, were missing. A search was conducted but they could not be traced.

On February 11, this year, prosecution said the complainant received a phone call from an unknown lady that she had seen the victims at Tema Station in Accra ready to board a car to Ho in the Volta Region.

The prosecution said the complainant and her brother proceeded to Tema Station and succeeded in bringing the victims home.

Prosecution said the victims told the complainant that on February 10, this year, they went to collect lesson notes from Rebecca, the first victim’s classmate to copy.

According to prosecution when the victims reached home, their grandmother threatened to beat them so they went to Komla who had asked them to come to him for money anytime they were in need.

Prosecution said the victims further asked Komla to give them money so they could travel to their hometown. Komla told them that since it was late, they should spend the night in his shop and leave the following day.

ASP Boafo said despite shouts from the victims, Komla took turns to have sex with them and gave them GHc10.00.

After taking the money, prosecution said the victim went to Tema Station to board a vehicle to their hometown but a lady saw them and called the complainant.

Prosecution said a report was made to the Police and two medical report forms were given to them to seek treatment. Later Komla was picked up by the Police.