A 17-year-old girl has accused her 45-year-old father, Nelson Akinsowon, of having carnal knowledge of her at the age of ten whenever he was drunk.
The father who is a secondary school teacher has consequently been arrested by detectives at Fagun Divisional Police station in Ondo town. He denied the allegation.
Nelson told newsmen during interview that “ It was her mother that cooked up the story against me just to tarnish my image in the society because she is no longer staying with me as my wife. I never slept with my daughter.”
Family members however corroborated the story in an interview with Vanguard, adding that the victim, a secondary school student, ran away from the house when she could no longer stand the molestation from her father.
The victim complained to a family member who reported the matter to the Fagun police station.
The victim told the police detectives how her father had been sleeping with her anytime he was drunk.
Speaking with newsmen, the victim said “My father is a Secondary School teacher.
“He has been sleeping with me since 2014 when I was 10 years old till July, last month.
“My mother is no longer staying with us because of her health issues and my father married another wife.
“My father’s wife preaches to me about keeping myself from men until I am married, not knowing that my father has been sleeping with me.
“I could no longer bear it and there was nobody I could tell because he threatened to kill me if I exposed his action.
“This made me to run away from the house till I was invited by the police to come to the station.”
Ondo State police image maker, Olufunmi Odunlami confirmed the incident.
