A 33-year-old barber, Kojo Poku, has been sentenced to 216 months in jail by a Kumasi Circuit Court for defiling a 10-year-old girl.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Police Chief Inspector Comfort Baffour-Kyei told the court that the convict lives at Fante-New Town and operates a barbering salon at Ayigya Zongo, all in Kumasi.
On July 22, the victim complained of abdominal pain and informed the mother that Poku had sexually abused her on five different occasions.
The mother made a report to the Manhyia Police Division of the Domestic Violence and Victims' Support Unit (DOVVSU) and he was arrested.