David Amenyedor, 17, a car spraying apprentice, has been remanded in police custody by the Agbozume District Court, Ketu South, on a provisional charge of allegedly raping a girl.
The accused, in his caution statement, however, said the victim consented to the sexual intercourse.
Police Chief Inspector Esperance Agbo, prosecuting, told the court that accused was a car spraying apprentice living at Beat 13, a suburb of Aflao, in the Volta Region.
The prosecution told the court presided over by Mr Issah Iddrisu, that the victim, 17, lived at Beat nine, another suburb, of Aflao.
Chief Insp Agbo said the accused and complainant knew each other as they both completed the Aflao Border Preventive Basic School and attended the same church at Beat 13.
The court said the complainant (victim’s mother) reported to the Aflao Police Station that the victim sought permission to attend youth programme at church and never returned.
Chief Insp Agbo said the complainant found the victim in the accused’s room at Beat 13 and “rescued her.”
The victim narrated that while on her way to church, she met accused close to his house and he lured her into his home so that he could dress for church, which she obliged.
The accused forcibly had sexual intercourse with the girl and forced her to spend the night in his room.
Chief Insp Agbo said upon report to the police, victim was issued with a medical report form for treatment, which was duly endorsed by a medical officer.
The doctor gave the assessment “as good hygienic perineum with no obvious bleeding from the vagina, there are bruises at both lateral walls of the vagina, hymen is absent, suggestive of vagina penetration,” the court heard. —GNA
