An 87-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a nine-year-old girl at Ofankor, a suburb of Accra, the Ghana Police Service has announced. The convict, identified as Yaw Gahornu, was found guilty by the Gender-Based Violence Court at the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) headquarters after…
87-year old man faces 20 years in prison after defiling nine-year old girl
This is genuinely disturbing.
It’s a pandemic.
Us women can’t keep speaking about it. It’s not a “what’s she wearing?” “What did she do?” issue
It’s a we need to blame the perpetrators not the victims. As Gisèle Pelicot said it best: “shame must shift sides.”
I can’t write ✍️ more on this without doing it justice ⚖️
Perhaps except: listen 👂 to Hassl podcast and join their courses. Men. Men I’m speaking 🗣️ to you. Women are already doing the work. It’s up to you to “not be all men.” This is how. Though it’s a start. Now it’s up to you to follow through. I hope you do
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