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Kuame ‘The Rockstar’ Eugene has promised to take off his dreadlocks in solidarity with Akuapem Poloo who was earlier slapped with a 3-months prison sentence.
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The Lynx Entertainment signed artiste, who is one of the most sought-after musicians of the contemporary era, took to Twitter to suggest how devastated he is with the ruling that saw the actress and video hurled behind bars.
Recall that earlier today an Accra Circuit Court has today April 15th sentenced controversial actress and slay queen Rosemond Brown aka Akuapem Poloo to 90 days in prison over a birthday shoot photo shared on Social media last year.
The actress was convicted on her own plea last Wednesday and remanded in police custody for her hearing which happened this morning.
She was charged with the publication of nude pictures with her seven-year-old son. She changed her not guilty plea to guilty before being convicted.
The court presided over by Her Honour Christina court deferred her sentencing to today, April 16, 2021, for her to undergo a pregnancy test to ensure she was not pregnant before her sentencing is passed.
Background
Brief facts of the case presented to the court by the prosecution led by Chief Inspector Agartha Asantewaa were that the complainant is Bright K. Appiah, the Director of Child Rights International Ghana.
According to the prosecution, on June 30, 2020, the accused person celebrated her son’s seventh birthday and she took her nude pictures together with her son who was also half-naked, and posted same on her Instagram page which went viral on social media.
She told the court that, the pictures attracted comments, adding that the behaviour of the accused person was likely to detract from the dignity of her seven-year-old son among others.
Chief Inspt. Agartha told the court that the complainant petitioned the Director-General Criminal Investigations Directorate and the matter was referred to the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit.
Akuapem Poloo, she said was arrested and in her caution statement, admitted posting the nude picture with her son unintentionally. But, the prosecution held that Rosemond had deliberately posted the nude picture together with her son.
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