A Ghanaian police officer, General Lance Corporal Victor Antwi Yeboah has been granted bail after being arraigned in court following a viral video of him sexually harassing a lady in a vehicle.
The incident occurred on Friday, November, 26, 2021, when Yeboah and two other colleagues were assigned night patrol duties.
About 3:00 am, the police officers were said to have extended their tour to Fiapre roundabout near the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR).
Upon reaching the roundabout, they saw an unregistered Toyota Corolla parked a few metres away from the roundabout along the road leading to Berlin-Top with the parking lights on. They reportedly moved towards the car to find out if there were occupants in it and what they were doing.
The team claimed they saw a man having sexual intercourse with a female in the front passenger seat. In an attempt to arrest them, L Cpl Yeboah held the victim and searched where the victim was sitting but did not find anything.
Yeboah then reportedly started touching the thighs of the victim and tried fingering her while saying “you are naked, you are naked” amidst resistance from her.
The harassment continued for a while and the victim together with the boyfriend were eventually arrested for the offences of gross indecency and sent to the Sunyani Municipal Police Station where they reported the matter for further investigation. The victim and the boyfriend were cautioned and admitted to enquiry bail.
However, at about 2:00 pm on the same day, the regional police command saw a viral video of Lance Cpl Yeboah indecently assaulting the victim and subsequently instituted an investigation into the matter, leading to his arrest.
During interrogation, the police officer admitted to touching the thighs of the victim but explained that he did not do it with any bad intention.
