June 4, 2011 (Page 3 Lead)
A trader who allegedly had canal knowledge of a mentally retarded 18-year-old female was yesterday remanded in custody by an Accra Circuit Court.
Frank Owusu, 40, was charged with one count of having canal knowledge of a female idiot.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge and will reappear on June 15, 2011.
Presenting the facts of the case, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mrs Sarah Acquah, told the court that the complainant is a 59-year-old trader who lived at Dome Pillar Two, a suburb of Accra, with the victim and other family members.
The accused person, on the other hand, live in a kiosk near the victim's house.
Around 8 a.m. on May 18, 2011, the accused person approached the victim at home and lured her to a nearby uncompleted building and forcibly had sex with her.
A witness in the case, who chanced upon the accused person having sex with the victim, raised an alarm, thereby attracting another witness to the scene.
The two witnesses rescued the victim and took her home.
A complaint was subsequently lodged with the police, who issued a form to the victim to seek medical attention.
Owusu was arrested after investigations and charged with the offence.
The accused person admitted in his caution statement that although he had taken the victim to the uncompleted building, he had not had sex her with her.
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