Mechanic remanded for defiling 12-year-old

A 38-year-old auto mechanic accused of defiling a 12-year-old girl multiple times at Osu has been remanded into Police custody by an Accra Circuit Court.

Ernest Amorin aka Anago has been charged with defilement but pleaded not guilty.

Amorin is expected to reappear before the court on May 28.

Chief Inspector Judith B. Asante, who held brief of Chief Inspector Kofi Atimbire, said the complainant, a 49-year-old trader, resides at Osu in Accra with the victim.

The prosecution said Amorin also reside in the same vicinity.

According to the prosecution, children within the vicinity usually played in Amorin’s house. In August last year, the victim went to Amorin’s house to play with his daughter.

Prosecution narrated that while playing, Amorin sent the victim to go and purchase sachet water for him and she did.

When the victim returned Amorin locked her in his room and had sex with her.

After the act, the prosecution said Amorin gave the victim GH¢2.00 and asked her to go home. The victim on reaching home kept the ordeal to herself.

In February this year, Prosecution said Amorin called the victim to his workshop and had sex with her in a car parked at the site.

On May 13, at about 2 pm, Amorin asked the victim’s brother to call the victim for him and warned him not to inform the victim’s mother.

The victim’s brother, however, alerted the complainant and when the victim was quizzed she informed her mother about her encounters with the accused.

A report was made to the Police and accused was grabbed, but he denied the offence.

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Source: GNA

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