The Circuit Court in Tarkwa presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu has sentenced Augustine Alavi, a 20-year-old miner, to 15 years' imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his friend's eight-year-old sister.
Alavi, who pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement was said to have sexually assaulted the victim in an uncompleted classroom.
Police Detective Chief Inspector Adams Mumuni, prosecuting told the court that the complainant is the victim's mother, while Alavi is a friend to the victim's elder brother, and they all reside in the same vicinity in Asankragwa in the Western Region.
He said on May 4, 2025, around 9:00 pm, the victim who had closed from evening class was on her way home when she met Alavi and he asked her to follow him to the All-Saint Preparatory School compound, to show her something.
