The Circuit Court sitting in Accra has sentenced Akuapem Poloo, Ghanaian actress, to three months in prison for posting an unclad photo with her son on social media.
According to BBC Pidgin, the court ruled on Friday
that the actress, whose real name is Rosemond Alade Brown, would
serve 90 days in jail concurrently.
It held that the development was imperative to serve as a
deterrent to others in the country.
The court also disclosed that the result of a pregnancy test conducted on the movie star after her earlier conviction came out negative.
The film star was said to have broken down in tears shortly
after the court’s verdict on the case.
Akuapem Poloo had ignited intense controversies in June last
year after she shared a photo of herself completely unclad on
the occasion of her son’s seventh birthday.
She, however, apologised amid the backlash while explaining that the photo was originally meant to encourage people to appreciate their mothers.
But Bright Appiah, the director of Child Rights
International in Ghana, had demanded her prosecution in a petition leading to
her invitation and arrest by the police.
She was thereafter arrested and charged with publication of
obscene materials and engaging in domestic violence — a conduct that in any way
undermines another person’s privacy or integrity.
The actress was also charged with engaging in domestic
violence — a conduct which detracts or is likely to detract from another
person’s dignity and worth as a human being.
When Akuapem Poloo was first arraigned, she pleaded not guilty to the three charges against her.
On Wednesday she, however, pleaded guilty to all the charges and was
consequently convicted by Christina Cann, the presiding judge.
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