The police have Arrested three male juveniles, aged between 15 and 17 years, for allegedly gang-defiling a 15-year-old girl at Aboabo in the Akuapim North Municipality of the Eastern Region.

Following the incident on January 27, 2024, the Police arrested the suspects, who have since made two appearances before the Mampong Magistrate Court to face prosecution for their alleged actions.

In Ghana, the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (29), prohibits any “natural or unnatural knowledge of a child less than sixteen years of age,” consequently, any person, regardless of gender, who engages in sexual intercourse with a child, with or without their consent, is found liable for the crime.

The case has sparked a conversation about the importance of educating young people about such offences and the consequences of their actions.

Investigations reveal that one of the suspects is the survivor's classmate, with the others being school dropouts.

The survivor, who lived with her 63-year-old grandfather, had gone to her friend's (one of the suspects') house together with her younger sister in the evening to borrow his book.  

After waiting for her friend (the suspect) to return home from purchasing food from the neighbourhood, she became tired and decided to take a walk around.

Unfortunately, she run into the suspects on the way.

The two other suspects attempted to talk to the survivor, but she refused to engage them as they were making their way back to the house with the two friends.

But they had planned to assault her, so they lifted her and carried her to a nearby bush, where two of the boys defiled her one after the other, while one fingered her.

The victim fought back desperately, trying to make noise to draw attention and signal for help, but the perpetrators had firmly blocked her mouth.

However, in the struggling process, the survivor managed to yell for assistance and was rescued by a nearby couple, who promptly brought her to the families of the boys and eventually to the police station, where a report was lodged for the suspects' arrest.

According to reports, the survivor's parents have unique health issues; her mother is dealing with mental illness, while her father, who resides with her, is paralysed due to a stroke.