Francis Cudjoe, a 19-year-old chainsaw operator, was on Wednesday sentenced to eight years imprisonment in hard labour by the Asamankese Circuit Court for defiling a 14 year-old school girl. He pleaded guilty.
Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector X.C. Okorey, told the court presided over by Mr Emmanuel Siameh that Cudjoe met the girl about a year ago and proposed love to her and she agreed.
He said in March this year alone, the girl visited Cudjoe seven times during which he had sexual intercourse with her on each occasion.
The prosecutor said on April 27, the victim spent the night out and when her grandfather confronted her the next morning, she told him that he had spent the night with Cudjoe.
He said when Cudjoe was also confronted, he admitted that he had sexual relationship with the girl and the grandfather then arrested him and took him to the police station.
In his caution statement, he admitted having had several sexual intercourses with the girl.
In court, the convict said the victim had been his girlfriend for two years now.
The judge then convicted him on his own plea and wondered why people took delight in having sexual relations with under age girls.
He however said in sentencing him to eight years, he took into consideration the fact that he had been truthful; otherwise he would have received a more severe sentence.