Court rejects Akuapem Poloo’s 90-day jail appeal
Rosemond Brown, was given the 90-day jail term in which she pleaded guilty following her social media post of a nude photo with her seven-year-old son in June 2020.
The Accra High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Social Media Personality, Rosemond Brown, popularly called Akuapem Poloo, in which she is challenging her 90-day custodial sentence.
This means she is to go back to the Nsawam Medium Security Prison to complete the remaining 82-days left of her sentence.
The Court while affirming the Circuit Court decision of April 16 said the 90-days custodial sentence imposed on her was not excessive and harsh.
“The court will only interfere if the court is convinced that the sentencing is manifestly excessive. The sentence was not manifestly excessive, and this court will not interfere with the court’s sentencing. This appeal is dismissed,” the presiding Judge, Justice Ruby Aryeetey said.
The Court has also ordered that her son be kept in the care of any competent person in her family.
Background
Rosemond Brown, was given the 90-day jail term in which she pleaded guilty following her social media post of a nude photo with her seven-year-old son in June 2020.
She is facing three charges 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.
However, on April 19, 2021, her lawyer, Mr Andrews Vortia, filed an appeal at the Accra High Court to challenge the ruling of the Circuit Court after describing her earlier sentence as harsh.
She was subsequently granted a GHC 80 000 bail with two sureties on April 21, 2021.
