A 47-year-old teacher and ex-convict has been sentenced to a 48-year jail term by an Accra Circuit Court for defiling a seven-year-old girl.

According to a report by graphic.com.gh, the court, presided over by G.

A.

Inkumsah-Ishun, found Sokah Phidels Load, who has a prior conviction for a similar offense, guilty of defiling the victim after a trial.