Man, 47, jailed 10 years for assaulting 13-year-old daughter
The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 47-year-old man to 10 years imprisonment for assaulting his daughter after accusing her of having sexual intercourse with men.
The convict, Dan Ansah, who is the biological father of the victim, pleaded guilty to the charges of causing harm, indecent assault and female genital mutilation.
Police Superintendent Juliana Essel-Dadzie earlier told the court, presided over by Mrs. Hathia Ama Manu, that the complainant was a supervisor at Ghana Rubber Estates Limited (GREL) and a resident of Agona Nkwanta, while Ansah was a charcoal producer.
She said the convict, who was a single parent, lived with his children, including the victim, at Kwapong, located within the GREL plantation.
The court heard that Ansah had been subjecting the victim to all kinds of abuses with the allegation that she was going after men and was having sexual intercourse with them.
The prosecution said on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at about 20:00 hours, Ansah tied the legs and hands of the daughter with a rope at their bamboo house, put two cutlasses into a fire and pushed the same into the victim’s vagina in turns, and she sustained severe burns around her vagina and thighs.
Superintendent Essel-Dadzie explained that the victim cried out for help while Ansah was torturing her until she became weak but was left tired up with the rope until the next day when she managed to free herself.
After the act, Ansah became frightened that the victim might sneak from the cottage and expose him. He, therefore, started monitoring her.
The prosecutor said on March 26, 2024, the victim managed to escape from the cottage and was rescued by a witness in the case, who rushed her to the Nsuaem Government Hospital, where she was admitted for treatment.
The case was reported at the Nsuaem police station, and a medical form was issued to him on behalf of the victim for endorsement, which was returned to the police.
Superintendent Essel-Dadzie said the complainant later led the police to arrest Ansah and handed him over to the Regional Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOWSU) to aid investigations.