Galamsey operator who posed as pastor to defile student jailed 15 years
A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old galamsey operator to 15 years’ imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old student after posing as a pastor The convict, Kelvin Oppong, a resident of Nsuaem in the Western Region, pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Samuel Ahiabor, prosecuting, told the court, presided … The post Galamsey operator who…
A 20-year-old galamsey operator named Kelvin Oppong has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to the charge of defiling a 14-year-old student in Tarkwa, according to prosecutors. Oppong, who is from the Western Region's Nsuaem, allegedly posed as a pastor to lure the victim, who was the stepmother of the complainant, into his house on May 26, 2026.
Once there, he pretended to have had a bad dream about her, prayed for her, and forced her to drink a concoction that made her fall asleep. After regaining consciousness, the victim realized she had been sexually assaulted and reported it to the complainant. The matter was then reported to the Nsuaem Police, who later found Oppong in the township and handed him over to the authorities.
He was subsequently charged with defilement and convicted on his own plea after a trial at the Tarkwa Circuit Court.
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