Teacher jailed 15 years for defilement

A 33-year-old teacher has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for sleeping with a minor. 

Felix Nyonate, a choreography teacher, defiled his victim under an orange tree at Oyarifa in Accra.

The court presided over by Christiana Cann found him guilty on the charge of defilement at the end of the trial.

A bone test conducted gave the age of the victim as being between nine and 11 years.

Prosecuting Chief Inspector, Kofi Atimbire, told the court that the complainant was a labourer who lived in the same area with the victim at Oyarifa.

She was a class four pupil.

Mr Nyonate was the choreography teacher of the victim and her friends.

According to the prosecutor, on November 18, 2019, at about 7:00 pm, the victim went to buy sachet water when Mr. Nyonate saw her by the roadside and lured her to his house nearby.

After he had defiled his victim, Nyonate pulled a knife and threatened her not to tell anyone about the act else she will die.

On November 21, 2019, at about 11:00 pm, the victim told the complainant that she noticed some unusual discharge from her vagina.

The prosecution said the complainant became curious and questioned the victim, who then narrated her ordeal to the complainant.

On November 23, 2019, Prosecution said the complainant reported the incident to the Adentan Police and a medical report form was issued to seek medical care for the victim.

The Prosecutor said on December 1, 2019, Mr Nyonate was arrested by the police and arraigned.