A court in Kumasi has handed down a 15-year prison sentence to a 30-year-old man.
He was found guilty of defiling a 12-year-old girl.
The crime happened in the Ashanti Region.
The Kumasi High Court delivered the sentence with hard labour.
Details about the exact date of the offence were presented during the court proceedings.
The Judicial Service confirmed the sentence as part of its ongoing court cases.
This conviction highlights the seriousness with which the courts treat crimes against children.
The sentence aims to deter others from committing similar offences.