{
  "id": 14228190,
  "title": "87-year-old man sentenced to 20 years for defiling 9-year-old girl",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/87-year-old-man-sentenced-to-20-years-for-defiling-9-year-old-girl",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T14:46:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/87-year-old-man-sentenced-to-20-years-for-defiling-9-year-old-girl/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yaw Gahornu, an 87-year-old man, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with hard labor for sexually abusing a nine-year-old girl in Accra, Ghana. According to the Accra Regional Police Command, the case came to light after the girl's mother discovered bloodstains on her daughter's clothes after she returned from work on August 29, 2026. The girl revealed that Gahornu had sexually abused her multiple times between July and August 2026. Police investigations revealed that Gahornu lured the girl to his home and threatened to kill her if she told her mother about the abuse. The case was reported to the police by Gahornu's granddaughter who witnessed the alleged abuse on August 31, 2026. Gahornu was arrested, charged, and found guilty of defilement by the Gender-Based Violence Court.",
  "summary": "An 87-year-old man, identified as Yaw Gahornu, has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a nine-year-old girl at Ofankor, a suburb of Accra. According to a press release issued by the Accra Regional Police Command on October 12, 2026, the man was convicted after being tried before the Gender-Based Violence … The post 87-year-old man sentenced to 20 years for…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}