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Businessman in trouble for allegedly raping daughter

The man, Desmond Owusu, is facing additional charges of assault and threat of death, but he has denied the crime.

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The man, Desmond Owusu, is facing additional charges of assault and threat of death, but he has denied the crime, GNA reports.

The court, presided over by Madam Comfort Tasiame, on health grounds, granted him a GH¢ 20,000.00 bail with three sureties.

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Mr Owusu was ordered to make his next appearance on March 15.

Police Chief Inspector Timothy Amoako told the court that the victim, a biological daughter of the accused, has been living with the mother since the parents divorced in 2008.

She was, however, forced to move in with her father because she needed money to pay for her registration and tuition fee to enable her re-sit a paper that was cancelled by the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the year 2015.

Her father had indicated that she could only provide the money if his daughter moved in to stay with him at his Kromoase New Site residence.

But a week after her stay in the house, her father raped her whilst she was asleep and subsequently had sex with her on three different occasions.

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He, however, threatened to kill his daughter if she revealed her ordeal to anyone.

Owusu tried to have sex with her at a later date, but the girl resisted and managed to escape to her mother’s home.

Her uncle was notified of the incident and a formal report was made to the Police Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU).

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