Just in: Akuapem Poloo To Continue 90-day Jail Term. Court Dismisses Appeal

The High Court in Accra presided over by Justice Ruby Aryeetey has dismissed the appeal filed by Rosemond Alade Brown, popularly known as Akuapem Poloo challenging her 90-day custodial sentence.
What this means is that Akuapem Poloo will now serve her 90-day jail term imposed on her by the Circuit Court.

Ruling on the application by the convict asking the court to set aside the custodial sentence and replace it with a fine, the court said, the 90 days custodial sentence imposed on her was not excessive and harsh.

The court while affirming the Circuit Court decision said, the punishment imposed was to cause much harm to the convict which will then become a deterrent to herself and others.
To this end, the court said, the decision of the Circuit was right and the High Court will not interfere with it.

EIB Network’s Court Correspondent Murtala Inusah reports that the court has also ordered that her son be given to any competent person in the family to take care of him.
Akuapem Poloo was sobbing while the court indicated that she should continue her jail term from where she left off from Nsawam.
Background

On April 16, Actress and social media personality Rosemond Brown is popularly known as Akuapem Poloo was jailed for 90 days or three months by an Accra Circuit Court.
This was after Akuapem Poloo pleaded guilty to three charges.

EIB Network’s Court Correspondent Murtala Inusah reports that the court has also ordered that her son be given to any competent person in the family to take care of him.
Akuapem Poloo was sobbing while the court indicated that she should continue her jail term from where she left off from Nsawam.

Background

On April 16, Actress and social media personality Rosemond Brown popularly known as Akuapem Poloo was jailed 90 days or three months by an Accra Circuit Court.
This was after Akuapem Poloo pleaded guilty to three charges.

The court said it took into consideration all the plea for mitigation before arriving at the decision.
Charges
The outspoken actress was charged with three counts of publication of obscene materials, engaging in domestic violence, conduct that in any way undermines another person’s privacy or integrity and engaging in domestic violence namely conduct that in any way detracts or is likely to detract from another person’s dignity and worth as a human being.
Rosemond who had displayed her naked picture with her son on social media on June 30, 2020, earlier pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

Brief facts

Brief facts of the case presented to the court by the prosecution led by Chief Inspector Agartha Asantewaa were that the complainant is Bright K. Appiah, the Director of Child Rights International Ghana.

According to the prosecution, on June 30, 2020, the accused person celebrated her son’s seventh birthday and she took her nude pictures together with her son who was also half-naked and posted the same on her Instagram page which went viral on social media.

She told the court that, the pictures attracted comments, adding that the behaviour of the accused person was likely to detract from the dignity of her seven-year-old son among others.

Chief Inspt. Agartha told the court that the complainant petitioned the Director-General Criminal Investigations Directorate and the matter was referred to the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit. Akuapem Poloo in her caution statement admitted to posting the nude picture with her son unintentionally.
But, the prosecution held that Rosemond had deliberately posted the nude picture together with her son.

Source: Starr FM