The Police have arrested a 24-year-old illegal miner on charges of sexually assaulting a young girl in Akrokere in the Ashanti Region’s Adansi North District.
The victim, a 9-year-old girl currently enrolled in Primary 3, is identified as Ebenezer Adu’s target.
According to information obtained from sources close to Adom News, the suspect and the mother of the young girl both reside in the same residence.
Allegedly, the woman had asked the suspect to allow the girl to sleep in his room when her boyfriend or fiancé visited her during the night.
The source disclosed that the illegal miner took improper advantage of the situation and sexually abused the young girl on multiple occasions.
The distressing situation came to light when the girl attended school with a mobile phone given to her by the accused miner.
The girl’s mother, Faustina Yamu, has verified the incident in a phone conversation with Adom News.
She confirmed that the suspect has been turned over to the Obuasi police, while her daughter is presently receiving medical treatment at a hospital.