Fetish Priest in Court for Defilement, GNA, September 20, 2011

Fetish Priest in Court for Defilement

GNA
September 20, 2011

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Tarkwa, Sept. 20, GNA - Nana Tetteh, a 29 year-old fetish priest, has been remanded in to prison custody by a Tarkwa Circuit Court for defiling a 15 year-old class five pupil in Prestea.

He pleaded not guilty and will re-appear before the court on September 27.

Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Florence Tawiah told the court, presided over by Mr. Samuel Obeng Diawuo, that the complainant lived with the defendant at Prestea, while the accused person was a resident at Ayipeys Hotel in Prestea.

She said on May 25, at about 1730 hours, the accused person met the victim in Prestea Town Centre and lured her to his room at Ayipeys Hotel, gave her some herbs to put under her pillow and had sex with her on May 25 and 26.

The Prosecutor said the accused gave the victim GH₵ 15 and saw her off to her parents at Gyampre Village, in Prestea.

She said the complainant started searching for the victim when witnesses in the case told him that they spotted the accused person sending the victim to Ayipeys Hotel.

Inspector Tawiah said on May 26, the complainant sought the assistance of two soldiers from the Operation Calm Life, went to the hotel and arrested the accused person to the Police Station.

The Prosecutor said the accused person in his initial statement denied the offence but said on May 30, the victim was brought from her village to the Police Station to assist in the investigation.

She said the victim narrated her story and said when she was leaving the hotel she took the accused person's pair of shorts as evidence.

Inspector Tawiah said a medical form was issued to the victim to attend the Prestea Government hospital for examination and report.

The Prosecutor said the accused person was re-arrested and he admitted the offence and was arraigned at the District Magistrate' Court at Prestea, where he was remanded in to prison custody for investigation to be completed.