Preacher remanded over alleged incest and assault
A 40-year-old preacher, Godwin Asher, has been remanded into police custody by the Kwabenya Circuit Court for alleged incest and causing harm to his biological daughter.
Asher, a mason, pleaded not guilty to both charges.
His counsel, Mr. Godfred Anim Darko, argued that the accusation stemmed from disciplinary action taken against the 17-year-old victim, who had allegedly stayed away from home for several days.
Anim Darko told the court that the facts presented by the prosecution were completely different from what his client had told him.
He further contended that Asher had raised the victim since childhood and denied any sexual abuse.
Mr. Anim Darko proposed that the victim be placed in the care of one of her uncles and requested bail for the accused, stating that Asher wa...