A Kumasi Circuit court on Wednesday sentenced Francis Chocho 22, a labourer to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour on his own plea for defiling a 13-year-old Primary five pupil.
Police Chief Inspector, Mary Affanyi told the court presided over by Mr Adjei Frimpong that on October 4, this year, the victim who attended school at Ibadia Islamic Basic at Ahwiaa-Meduma in Kwabre District left for school but failed to return home.
She said as a result of this the complainant who is a relative of the victim informed the police and on October 28, the complainant had information that the accused had abducted the victim at Atwima-Trabuom in Ashanti Region.
Police Chief Inspector Affanyi said the complainant together with the police went to Atwima-Trabuom and arrested the accused and victim.
She said medical report indicated that the victim had been defiled and after investigations charged with the offence.