A 30 year old Mason, Dennis Darf, has seen his freedom of movement cut short after aGender-Based Violence Court pronounced an eight year jail sentence on him for defiling a minor.
The Court, presided over by Judge Dora Eshun, convicted, and sentenced him based on his guilty plea. The Prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Opoku Aniagyei, presented evidence that the complainant in the case is the father of the victim, a girl aged between 12 and 14 years old.
The incident occurred in Danchira in the Greater Accra Region, where both the accused, the victim, and her father reside in the same neighborhood. Chief Inspector Aniagyei stated that the complainant’s wife runs a provision store in front of their house, and occasionally, the victim managed the shop when her mother was not present.
In June 2024, at about 2000 hours, Darf went to the stand in front of the complainant’s main gate and saw the victim bathing in an uncompleted building and had sexual intercourse with her. The prosecution stated that after the act, Darf threatened to kill the victim if she informed her parents. Consequently, the victim did not inform her parents.
