A 55-year-old plumber, William Ashley, has been arraigned for allegedly defiling a 6-year-old girl.
Ashley denied the charge and was admitted to bail by the Gender and Domestic Violence Court in the sum of GH¢50,000 with two sureties.
He is required to report to the police once a week.
According to Detective Chief Inspector Opoku Aniagyei, the victim’s mother reported the incident to the Dansoman Police DOVVSU on January 27, 2024.
The prosecutor said the victim, in her statement to the police, stated that while in Tema in a certain house, she (the victim) told the accused person that she wanted to attend to the call of nature.
The victim further stated that the accused person took her to a small room and removed her panties.
“The accused person then also undressed and started rubbing his penis on the victim’s vagina with saliva.
“The victim stated that the accused person then inserted his penis into her vagina and had sexual intercourse with her,” the prosecutor told the court.
Det. C/Insp. Aniagyei told the court that during the sexual intercourse, the victim said she felt severe pain in her vagina and complained to the accused person, but he paid no attention to her.
“The victim said the accused person later removed his penis from her vagina and she saw a whitish substance like porridge in the palm of the accused person.
“The accused person later dressed up and went out to wash his hands. The victim also wore her panties,” he added.
The prosecutor said later that same day when the accused person and the victim returned to Lartebiokorshie at about 5 p.m., the victim then informed the complainant about her ordeal.
“A police medical report form was issued to the complainant to send the victim to hospital for examination, treatment and a report submitted on her,” he said.
The accused person, the prosecutor said, was later arrested.
The case has been adjourned, and Ashley is expected to report to the police regularly as the investigation continues.