A 51-year old man who allegedly posed as a gynaecologist and dispensed restricted drugs to a woman and later raped her, was on Tuesday arraigned at a Circuit Tribunal at Cape Coast.

Samuel Akuffo-Addo, alias 'Dr Akuffo-Addo', who pleaded not guilty to practising medicine without authority and dispensing restricted drugs, was remanded until next Tuesday. The plea of the suspect was not taken because the tribunal had no jurisdiction to try rape cases and therefore, asked the prosecution to refer the charge to the Attorney-General's office for advice.

Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Hope Asazoo told the court that the woman, a trader who lives in Accra was introduced to Akuffo-Addo as gynecologist who could help her become pregnant, in February this year.

The woman, he said, begun taking treatment from Akuffo-Addo at Ankamu, near Apam junction in the Central Region. On 27 April 2002 when the victim reported for treatment, she became unconscious after the suspect injected her and also inserted a drug into her genital organ.

When she became conscious she realised that the 'doctor' was sexually abusing her and she went and informed her husband and later reported the incident to the Women And Juvenile Unit (WAJU) of the Police in Accra.

Chief Insp. Azasoo said the case was transferred to the WAJU in Cape Coast and the 'doctor' was arrested on Monday, 6 May and during a search on his premises, some hypodermic syringes and drugs were found. The drugs were sent to the forensic laboratory for examination.