87-Year-Old Man Jailed 20 Years For Defiling 9-Year-Old Girl In Ghana

An 87-year-old man, Yaw Gahornu, has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for sexually abusing a nine-year-old girl in Ofankor, a suburb of Accra, Ghana.
Gahornu was convicted by the Gender-Based Violence Court following investigations by the Tesano Divisional Police Command, according to a statement issued by the Accra Regional Police Command on October 12.
The case was reported on August 29, 2026, after the girl’s mother returned from work and discovered bloodstains on her daughter’s clothing.
Police said the child subsequently disclosed that Gahornu had repeatedly sexually abused her between July and August.
Investigators said the convict allegedly lured th...