Adom FM listeners share horrifying defilement experiences

A woman shared how she was defiled during her childhood days when she was leaving with her family member in Kumasi.

The issue came to light following a strange disease that bedeviled the family for many months with no cure.

“Mine started at SHS when I went to stay with my aunty

“So I discussed the issue with my teacher and he advised me to either leave the house or talk to my mum

Meanwhile, the sexual Offenses Act says “a person who commits an act which causes penetration, with a child, is guilty of an offence termed defilement

A person who commits an offence of defilement with a child aged eleven years or less shall upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for life.”

Also, “a person who commits an offence of defilement with a child between the ages of 16 and 18 years, is liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a term of not less than fifteen years.”