An Accra Circiut Court chaired by Mr Justice Kwadwo Owusu has sentenced Michael Addae, 34, an auto-electrician to 10 years' imprisonment with hard labour on his own plea for defiling his 16-year-old daughter.

Police Chief Inspector Theophilus Wilson told the court that Addae, lived at Agbogba in Accra together with his daughter from a previous marriage.

He brought the girl to live with him and his new wife after he had divorced the mother of girl.

Chief Inspector Wilson said the accused took advantage of the absence of his wife, who left the house very early for her trading activities to pester the victim for sex on several occasions and threatened to kill her if she revealed the incident to anybody.

On January 31 the Police, said the victim, who could not withstand the ordeal any longer reported the incident to her mother who lodged a complaint with the Police.

The Prosecutor said a medical report submitted to the Police on the victim indicated that she had intermittent vaginal discharge and bled due to the frequent defilement.

Police Chief Inspector Wilson said during interrogation, the accused admitted the offence and said he had earlier confessed his sins to the Pastor of his church, who asked him to fast for a week to seek atonement for his sins.