Mybrytfmonline.com has gathered that a District Chief Executive and some traditional rulers as well as the family of a Chief arrested for defilement are attempting all means to withdraw their case from court.
There is pressure on the family of the victim as well as the police investigator handling the case to withdraw the case from the court for alternate dispute resolution.
The accused chief was however arraigned before Koforidua Circuit Court last week and charged for defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl.
Mark Koranteng, 65, Dademantse of Mpanmu near Dedeso a farming community close to Begoro was arrested by Begoro Police in the Eastern region after the parents of the victim made a former complaint to the police.
According to the parents, they observed strange physical changes and symptoms of pregnancy on the victim.
The parents narrated that, in February this year, the accused who used to call the victim “my wife” sent someone to call her for him for an errand but took advantage to have sexual intercourse with her.
They alleged that the victim indicated to them the chief subsequently had sexual intercourse with her again the same month.
They made an official report to Begoro Police but the case was referred to the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) at Regional Police Headquarters in Koforidua.
The medical Doctor endorsed the medical report form issued to the victim stating that “pregnancy has been confirmed with a urine pregnancy test. Abnormal examination reveals palpable uterus up to umbilicus which is mildly tender “.
The Chief was arrested and during his caution statement admitted inviting the victim to his house twice to give her money but has never slept with her.
He has been granted bail by the Koforidua Circuit court to reappear on July 26, 2021, according to Prosecuting officer Chief Inspector Bernard Annor.
This comes after the Eastern Regional Manager of Glo Ghana Telecommunication Company was arrested by Police for also allegedly defiling a 14-year-old Junior High School student in Koforidua.
The accused -Awoseni Akinyemi, 30, a Nigerian allegedly defiled the JHS 2 student three times in his house at Abrewa-Nkwata a suburb of Koforidua and gave her a contraceptive each time.
He has been put on remand.
Source: Mybryffmonline.com/Obed Ansah
