A Police Officer Accused Of Raping A 15years Old Girl

The family of a 15-year-old girl in Agevedzi in the
Ketu South District of the Volta Region has accused
a police officer there of raping the girl. They have
further accused the police service of inaction,
following the accusation.
Lance Corporal Paul Addo, who has denied the
offence, is said to have forcibly had sex with the
victim after he invited her into his room on the
pretext of returning her mobile phone which he had
earlier seized.
Narrating her ordeal to JoyNews, the victim
explained that the Lance Corporal had “arrested”
her and locked her up behind bars, allegedly at the
request of her brother and for an undisclosed
offence.
The JHS1 student explained that after her release,
the officer asked her to come by his house the
following day to retrieve her mobile phone, which he
had seized.
According to her, she complied with his request but
on arrival at his house, he asked her to follow him
into his room to collect the phone.
Upon entering the room, she says, the policeman
grabbed her from behind and forcibly had sex with
her.
She eventually reported the matter to her mother,
after which a formal complaint was made against
the policeman.
The family of the girl has expressed surprise at the
failure of the police service to arrest the alleged
rapist, over a week after they reported the matter.
They have appealed to the police to detain the
officer.
Responding to the concerns, Ketu South Municipal
Police Commander, Superintendent Augustine
Luguyare assured that investigations are still
ongoing and that the matter is being forwarded to
the Attorney General for advice.
Source: myjoyonline