defiled by her father, Ebenezer
Asare Kumi, the head pastor of
Grace Power House Ministry, is on
the verge of becoming paralysed.
This was made known by ASP Sarah
Acquah at an Accra Circuit Court
where the accused person, Pastor
Kumi, is standing trial on a charge
of defilement and incest. According to the prosecutor, the
severity of the act by the accused
person had affected the victim, a
Junior High School pupil, to the
extent that she could no longer
walk. Pastor Kumi, 43, who was absent
when the case was called
yesterday at the court presided
over by Ellen Amoah, had denied
the charges of defilement and
incest levelled against him and was on remand to reappear on January
22, 2013. ASP Acquah, the prosecutor,
informed the court that the
accused person had been married
to the victim's mother, one Rose
Asare, for the past 14 years and
had three children with her. The prosecutor narrated that in
2012 the victim's mother, who is the
complainant, was admitted at
Ridge Hospital for about three
weeks to deliver her last baby. During the period, the victim and
her younger sister were living with
their father in the house. One night the accused went to the
children's room while they were
asleep, and started caressing the
victim. When the victim opened her eyes
and saw what her father was
doing, Pastor Kumi allegedly
ordered her to keep quiet or else
she would die. The pastor reportedly then took
advantage of the absence of the
complainant and had sex with her. ASP Acquah said after satisfying
himself, Pastor Kumi warned the
victim never to disclose her ordeal
to anyone or else he would kill her. As a result of the threat, the
victim did not inform anybody but
later started limping. On December 30, 2012, the victim
found it difficult to walk, so she
was sent to Ridge Hospital by her
mother for medical treatment. According to the prosecutor, when
the victim was examined by a
doctor, it was discovered that she
had been defiled. The victim who was initially
reluctant to disclose who the
perpetrator was, after persistent
interrogation, mentioned her
father as the one responsible for
her predicament. The matter was subsequently
reported to the police at
Sowutuom, and later transferred
to the Tesano Domestic Violence
and Victims Support Unit
(DOVVSU) where a medical form was issued for the child to attend
hospital. Pastor Kumi was arrested and
after investigations put before
court.
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