In a court hearing on February 1, 2023, G/CPL Emmanuel Duah, 46, entered a plea of not guilty to a defilement charge. The accused is on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, who was in class five at the time, in an unreleased police station in Ave-Xevi, Akatsi North District on September 29, 2021, while on duty.
According to the court, the accused, who is also known as Bob Marley, requested that the victim, who had gone to collect rainwater from a silver basin in front of the police station, buy him water. The victim refused and insisted on informing her parents before running the errand for the accused.
Upon taking a plea from the accused, the court granted him a GHS50,000 bail with two sureties; one of whom must be a public servant is expected to reappear in court on February 22, 2023.
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