When i read about the issue regarding the proprietor of the Great Lamptey mills institute and the allegation that he raped a young girl and married her forcefully, i wonder what human rights experts can do to help victims of rape and forced marriage in Ghana.
I could not believe my ears when the lady at the center of the controversy spoke in the media, claiming that she was not raped and was not forced to marry the man who has fathered a three-year old baby with her.
The Attorney General has discontinued the case and the man has been discharged because the prime witness in the case and alleged victim says her husband is innocent of charges that have been leveled against him.
Well it is believed she was below 15 when she had sex with the owner of the school which she attended and that amounts to defilement. The state and child rights activists were passionate about the situation and wanted to help the child and family.
Now they can not do the good they think they have to do because according to the girl they were doing a wrong thing by prosecuting an innocent man. I hope child rights activists do not grow cold on fighting for victims of rape and forced marriage because that could be disastrous.
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