A 53-year-old gardener, who sexually abused his daughter at Teiman, near Madina, Accra, has been sentenced to 24 years imprisonment by the Adentan Circuit Court.
Adotey Kpakpo Moffart, who defiled his daughter when she was 12 years until she attained the age of 15, pleaded guilty to a charge of incest.
The court heard that anytime the victim turned down his sexual demands, the convict would not give her money.
Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah, a relieving judge, convicted Moffart on his own plea.
The judge in sentencing Moffart said she deemed his conduct as “cruel and gruesome…the callousness of the accused‘s conduct, in that, the victim would need to surrender herself sexually to her biological father in order to be fed and taken care of her.”
The court ordered that the victim be given psychological (medical) care.
Chief Inspector A. Fosu told the court that the complainant is a social worker at Madina, Accra, and accused was a resident of Teiman, near Madina, also in Accra.
According to prosecution, the victim aged 15 years, was the biological daughter of accused, now convict.
Chief Insp Fosu said the victim had been residing with the convict together with her two brothers.
The prosecution told the court that Moffart started having sexual intercourse with the victim when she was 12-years-old.
The court heard that whenever the victim told Moffart of her needs, “the accused also demands sex in exchange.”
According to the prosecution, anytime the victim refused to give in to the accused’s sexual desires, she would be denied money for school.
Chief Insp Fosu said the victim, who was traumatised by the accused’s actions, informed her teacher.
The victim’s school authorities reported the case to the Social Welfare Department and Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Madina.
A police medical form was issued, and the victim was taken to the hospital for examination and the report was endorsed by a medical officer. —GNA