Commercial tricycle rider jailed 7 years for defiling minor
The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court has sentenced Nicholas Adjarlolo, 23, a commercial Pragia (tricycle) rider, to seven years’ imprisonment for defiling a 13-year-old Junior High School student at Sawer, a suburb of Somanya.
MyJoyOnline Ghana reports that Nicholas Adjarlolo, a 23-year-old commercial Pragia rider, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for defiling a 13-year-old Junior High School student in Somanya, Ghana. The court, presided over by Mr. Kwasi Appiatse Abaidoo, convicted Adjarlolo on a charge of defilement of a female under 16 years, in violation of Section 101(2) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960.
The incident came to light after the victim's mother reported to the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) that her daughter had gone missing on July 23, 2022. Upon investigation, police found Adjarlolo with the minor in his room, and a medical examination confirmed that sexual activity had taken place. Adjarlolo admitted to the police that he had had sexual intercourse with the victim on two occasions, claiming they were in a relationship for about two months.
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