Sex Predator Doctor Charged With Rape, Declined Bail
Jonathan Ohene Nkunim, a self-described doctor who doubles as a sex predator, has been charged with rape.
Manasseh Azure Awuni of The Fourth Estate conducted an investigation titled “The Licensed Sex Predator,” which led to his arrest and charge.
Four plainclothes police officers took the nervous-looking Ohene Nkunim into Kaneshie District Court at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
As he waited for the proceedings to begin, he glanced through the windows, closed his eyes as if in concentration, and mumbled some words.
As the judge, Rosemond Agyiri, came from her chamber about 1 p.m., a clerk yelled, “Court rise!”
Chief Inspector Richard Amoah, the police prosecutor, said the accused had been charged with rape, a crime punishable under Section 97 of the Criminal Offences Act.
Rape is a first-degree felony punishable by up to 25 years in jail, but no less than 5 years.
Today’s court appearance was a high-octane affair.
When he had to pronounce words like “massage,” “insert,” and “sex,” the prosecutor read the fact sheet in a low, quiet tone.
He then resumed the reading with a submarine’s noise level.
The judge regarded him with the suspicion of an English teacher who doubted her student’s ability to read.
After the prosecutor slumped in his chair, the accused’s lawyer, Paul Abariga, rose like a tower above the court and pursued the prosecutor.
He remarked, “This is a sham of facts put together in haste to simply arraign my client.”
The judge stated in her decision that the defense lawyer’s arguments for bail had “swayed” her.
She, on the other hand, rejected to grant bail, explaining that her circuit court lacked the authority to do so.
She emphasized that the police should allow the accused to consult with his lawyer and should tell his lawyer whenever he is transferred from his cell.
The hearing was adjourned to October 12, 2021, at 11 a.m.
