V/R: Father impregnates 14-year-old daughter

A 40-year-old, Gideon Doe Adifu, a fashion designer, from Agbedrafor in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his biological 14-year-old daughter.

He is said to have been sentenced to 10 years in hard labour for defilement and 5 years for incest, with both convictions to run concurrently.

It is reported that the convict lived with the victim at Akatsi Kpotame together with his wife, and had sexually abused his daughter since 2022.

The complainant, his wife, is said to have detected that their daughter was pregnant and upon interrogation, the victim narrated her ordeal leading to his arrest.

A medical examination report revealed that the victim had been sexually abused and was 17 weeks pregnant.

A police statement indicated that in 2024, the family relocated to Kpotame-Akatsi where the convict continued having sexual intercourse with his daughter whenever other family members were not at home.

He admitted committing the offence and pleaded guilty to the charges of defilement and incest.