The Republic Vrs Sarfo [2022] GHACC 98 (5 October 2022)
The court found that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused had repeated sexual intercourse with his biological daughter, who was under sixteen years of age, and that the accused's denials were false and unsupported by evidence. The victim's testimony was consistent and credible, and the accused failed to raise reasonable doubt.
- Citation
- [2022] GHACC 98
- Parties
- Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Job Sarfo @ Yaw Sarfo
- Court
- Circuit Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 5 October 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Judgment
- Outcome
- Conviction and sentence
- Legal Topics
- Defilement, Incest, Sexual Offences, Burden of Proof
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
The Republic
Prosecution
Job Sarfo @ Yaw Sarfo
Accused
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the accused unlawfully had carnal knowledge of a child under sixteen years of age (defilement)
- 2 Whether the accused had carnal knowledge of his biological daughter (incest)
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused had repeated sexual intercourse with his biological daughter, who was under sixteen years of age, and that the accused's denials were false and unsupported by evidence. The victim's testimony was consistent and credible, and the accused failed to raise reasonable doubt.
Court Disposition
Conviction and sentence
Orders
- Accused sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labour for count one (defilement)
- Accused sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labour for count two (incest)
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