Koforidua, Aug 19, GNA - A 24-year old driver, Frank Offei, has been sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment with hard labour by a Koforidua Circuit Court for defiling a seven-year old class one pupil.

He pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement.

Police Superintendent Elizabeth Allandu of the Women and Juvenile Unit of the Police Service (WAJU) told the court that Offei and the victim are co-tenants at the Koforidua Central Market.

She said on July 27 the victim went to Offei's room to watch television and Offei forcibly had sex with her.

On August 3 Offei repeated the act but this time applied a cream on his male organ so that he could have a full penetration of the victim.

When she shouted for help he increased the volume of his television set so that no one could hear of the shouts, the prosecutor said.

After the act Offei warned her that if she ever disclosed it to anybody she would die. Some few days later the parents of the victim realized she had difficulty in walking and when they examined her she told them about her ordeal.