A teacher, who allegedly defiled a 15-year-old student, at Dome Pillar
Two, has appeared before Accra Circuit Court.
The accused, George Odum Mensah, 24, has pleaded
not guilty to defilement.
The court presided by Mrs Rita Abrokwah-Doko,
has admitted Odum to GH¢10,000.00 bail with two sureties, one to be a public
servant.
Chief Inspector Kofi Atimbire said the
complainant is a mason living with his family, including the victim, at Dome
Pillar Two, and Mensah is a teacher of a school in the area.
Prosecution said in November last year, the
victim’s mother employed Mensah to assist her daughter (the victim) in extra
classes at home, after school from 6pm to 8pm.
Chief Insp Atimbire said the victim’s mother
allocated to them a room to be used as a study room.
In February this year, the prosecutor said Mensah took advantage of the
situation and had sex with the victim in the study room.
Chief Insp Atimbire said after the act, Mensah
gave the victim gifts, including beads, ear-rings, two ladies purse, ribbons
and pregnancy test kits.
The court heard that the victim’s mother found
the items and when she quizzed the girl, she said that Mensah gave her the
items after having sex with her.
Chief Insp Atimbire said the victim’s mother
warned accused not to step in her house and he should desist from talking to
the victim.
Prosecution said On October 14 this year, the
victim’s mother saw her (the victim) with Samsung Galaxy Express Two mobile
phone, and she confided in her mother that it was the accused who gave it to
her in September, this year.
Chief Insp Atimbire stated that when the
victim’s mother scrolled through the phone, she saw a nude picture of the
accused, which he had sent to the victim through WhatsApp.
He said the same day, the victim left the house
and her mother went to report the matter to the police and Mensah was arrested.-
GNA
