I Didn't Rape You – Suspect

The young man at the centre of a robbery trial yesterday denied ever raping his victim before robbing her. The accused Atta Kofi Kyei aka Fresh Boy who is presently serving a-20-year jail term at the Nsawam Prisons, told an Accra circuit court that what he did was to 'insert' his manhood into the  organ of the victim.

Fresh Boy, who was without any lawyer, was cross-examining the level 200 student of the University of Ghana who had earlier told the court how the accused person robbed her and later forcibly had sexual intercourse with her.

She said the accused person held her neck from behind and robbed her of her Nokia mobile phone and a sum of GH¢800.

The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector K. Adu, said that Fresh Boy, unemployed, on December 14, 2014 at the UPS junction, Legon in Accra, had carnal knowledge of the victim.

The convict, according to prosecution, had also on January 1, this year at Atomic junction near Legon, robbed one Edward Kojo Appiah, a journalist and his wife of their bag containing one Acer laptop, a recorder, two mobile telephones, two pen drives, ladies' blouses valued at GH¢6,000 and GH¢140 cash.

The accused has however, denied the charge of robbery and admitted raping the victim.

The trial judge, Francis Obiri, has adjourned hearing of the case to February 2, 2015.

The prosecution said on December 14, last year, the student alighted from a vehicle close to the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School at Legon and wanted to cross the road to her hostel. It maintained that while waiting for the road to clear, Fresh Boy emerged from the nearby bush, attacked and threatened the student with a knife to remain silent or he would kill her.

Chief Inspector Adu said the accused collected the aforementioned items from the victim and dragged her into the bush from which he emerged, undressed her, used the dress of the student to blindfold her and forcibly had sex with her.

The police officer stated that the victim, during the sexual intercourse, wanted to have a clear look at Fresh Boy and so asked him to remove the dress to enable both of them to enjoy the act, which he (Fresh Boy) acquiesced in.

Chief Inspector Adu said this enabled the victim to have a vivid look at the accused person, adding that after the sex, Fresh Boy ordered the victim to move out of the bush and never look behind.

Prosecution further told the court that just as the complainant was leaving the scene, Fresh Boy ordered her to stop at a point and handed over her properties to her for the good (sexual) performance and obedience, after he had used the victim's mobile phone to dial a certain number.

Chief Inspector Adu said the victim reported the case, indicating that on two different occasions, the accused used an Airtel number to call the victim and reminded her of the act he took her through.

On the robbery of Edward Kojo Appiah, the police officer told the court that the accused perpetrated the act at gunpoint.

He said after the robbery, the accused person fled into the bush but was identified by the victims later.

The prosecutor said during investigations, the accused admitted having committed the offence against the student but denied robbing Appiah.

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By: Jeffrey De-Graft Johnson