American Paedophile's Case- Judgment today

Tema, Oct. 15, GNA - Judgment would be given by the Tema Circuit Court 'A' on Thursday, October 15, in the case involving a 65-year-old American retired teacher who has been accused of having unnatural canal knowledge with seven minors at Adjomankope near Sege in the Dangme East District.

The court presided over by Mrs Lorinda Owusu, at its last sitting on October 9, heard the defence of Patrick Kent Labash, the alleged paedophile and adjourned the case for judgment.

A source at the Court, told the Ghana News Agency that Labash who is now represented by a counsel, denied some of the charges and the facts the prosecution presented in his evidence.

Labash was said to have claimed that the pictures tended in evidence by the prosecution were not genuine, since according to him, he used his laptop to create them for fun.

At his first appearance in court on September 22, Labash pleaded not guilty to one count of having unnatural canal knowledge, and seven counts of defiling the victims.

The case for the prosecution was that on August 25, the Regional Director of the Department of Women and Children's Affairs, Accra Secretariat, held a sensitisation programme on the Domestic Violence Act 732, at Adjomankope, where the accused person resides.

During the programme, information reached the Regional Director that Labash has been luring children, both boys and girls, aged between three and 12 years with food, candies and movies, into his room.

The information indicated that in his room, Labash made the victims suck his erected manhood, discharged semen into their mouths, and forced them to swallow it, while recording it on video.

Labash was arrested in house number ADJ 118 at Adjomankope on August 29, after the complainant reported the matter to the Tema Regional Police Command.

A search at his residence revealed a computer, a cell phone, pen drive, digital camera and other recording gadgets containing pornographic materials of the accused and the victims.

GNA