A 45-year-old driver has been granted a GH¢150,000 bail with three sureties by the Amasaman Circuit Court for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl.
The bail sum of James Padi, alias “Kakum,” who was also charged with abduction of the girl, is to be justified with a title deed, the Court ordered.
The court, presided over by Akosua Anokyewaa Adjepong, a relieving judge, asked Padi to report to the police every Tuesday.
It urged the prosecution to file and serve Padi, the accused person, with the necessary documents (disclosure) before the next adjourned date.
The accused is to return to the Court on January 8, 2026.
Police told the court that Padi was a driver and carpenter, while the complainant was the victim’s uncle, living at Opah.
The court heard that the girl was sent on November 10, 2025, but did not return home, and a search for her proved futile.
The complainant reported to the police, and upon a tip-off that the accused person was keeping the girl in his house, he was arrested on November 13. He had kept the girl for two days.
During the arrest, the girl was seen in Padi’s clothes, and she confessed that he had sex with her.
After investigations, Padi was charged and put on trial.
His counsel, in praying for bail, said his client had denied the charges, and that he was not a flight risk, had a fixed place of abode and people of substance to stand as sureties.
He said the accused person would not interfere with the investigation and would be available to stand trial.
On the other hand, the prosecution did not oppose the bail.
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