The Twifo Hemang District Court, presided over by Mr Maxwell Ofori Kpodo, has sentenced a 50-year-old man, Eric Adu Amissah, to six-years imprisonment for sexually assaulting seven girls at Twifo Heman in the Heman Lower Denkyira District. The victims, all minors between the ages of six and seven, are pupils at a cultural dance school operated by the convict. According to Chief Inspector Joseph Kussah, the Prosecutor, Adu Amissah, a choreography teacher, exploited his position as a cultural dance instructor to abuse the trust of his young pupils.
The convict allegedly used manipulative tactics, including buying soft drinks and toffees for the children and later apply lubricant on his penis and fingers to facilitate the abuses. The act was detected after the girls fell sick, one after the other and were sent to the hospital by their parents where they admitted that they have been defiled by Adu Amissah. Adu Amissah, according to the prosecutor, jumped bail for six months after being granted bail during the initial stage of the investigation.
Thanks to the diligent efforts of the Central North Regional Police Cyber Unit, the convict was located and arrested in Adenta, located in the Greater Accra Region. On March 5, 2025, Adu Amissah appeared before the Twifo Hemang District Magistrate’s Court, where he faced seven counts of indecent assault. He pleaded guilty to all charges. As a result, the court convicted him based on his own plea.
Source: GNA
