A 20-year-old carpenter, Francis Cudjoe is currently serving a 50 year prison sentence for defiling a primary two pupil.
The seven year old victim lived with her mother, Hathia Ama Mary, a very close friend of Cudjoe at Abankyi, a suburb of Tarkwa.
Hathia is said to operate a chop bar and the convict, usually run errands for her.
Cudjoe is reported to have taken advantage of the relationship between them sneaking into the victim’s room to have sex with her.
The victim is said to have confided in her teachers about her ordeal when they confronted her.
The teachers then broke the news to her mother who also reported the matter to the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) at Tarkwa leading to Cudjoe’s arrest.
Before his sentencing, Cudjoe is said to have knelt and offered an apology to everyone in the court room, especially the victim’s mother.
Cudjoe was charged on two counts of defilement which earned him 25 years sentence each to be served consecutively.
After almost a year of Cudjoe’s incarceration, the mother of the accused told Crime Check TV Gh, that her son was coerced by the CID to plead guilty.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Crime Check
